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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Daytona Beach, FL · April 26, 2022

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Date
April 26, 2022 · 10:45 local
Place
Daytona Beach, FL
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N32042
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA22LA252
Reported as
Piper PA-28-151
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total256 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N32042Registered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7515052 · Built 1974Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

04-26-2022 At approximately 10:45 a certificated private pilot, was flying aircraft N32042, serial # 28-7515052 a Piper PA-28-151 from orl to 7FL6, spruce creek airport on landing at 7FL6 when he was taxing on taxi way foxtrot he struck a large construction forklift with the left wing.

7FL6 is an airport flyin community with taxi ways that go between building/homes. The location of this event was on taxi way foxtrot where it passes between two hangars. The left side of the taxi way had a large construction forklift working on the hangar door and on the right side of the taxi way there was a Beechcraft aircraft parked in front of its hangar door.

The weather conditions at the time were VFR and not a factor in this event.

Pilot failed to maintain proper clearance between sanitary objects and operational control of the aircraft while performing ground operations.

The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the forward left wing mount fitting also visible damage to the left hand aft inner fuselage, where the wing pushed back on impact and damaged the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

04-26-2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, WAS FLYING AIRCRAFT N32042, SERIAL # 28-7515052 A PIPER PA-28-151 FROM ORL TO 7FL6, SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT ON LANDING AT 7FL6 WHEN HE WAS TAXING ON TAXI WAY FOXTROT HE STRUCK A LARGE CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFT WITH THE LEFT WING.

7FL6 IS AN AIRPORT FLYIN COMMUNITY WITH TAXI WAYS THAT GO BETWEEN BUILDING/HOMES. THE LOCATION OF THIS EVENT WAS ON TAXI WAY FOXTROT WHERE IT PASSES BETWEEN TWO HANGARS. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXI WAY HAD A LARGE CONSTRUCTION FORKLIFT WORKING ON THE HANGAR DOOR AND ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAXI WAY THERE WAS A BEECHCRAFT AIRCRAFT PARKED IN FRONT OF ITS HANGAR DOOR.

THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME WERE VFR AND NOT A FACTOR IN THIS EVENT.

PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER CLEARANCE BETWEEN SANITARY OBJECTS AND OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE PERFORMING GROUND OPERATIONS.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FORWARD LEFT WING MOUNT FITTING ALSO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HAND AFT INNER FUSELAGE, WHERE THE WING PUSHED BACK ON IMPACT AND DAMAGED THE FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA22LA252Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDaytona Beach, FLPilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a forklift while taxiing.Apr 26, 2022 · Substantial damage