# Accident 20251211019179A: Piper PA-28-181, Ft. Pierce, FL, December 11, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2025, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ft. Pierce, FL
- Airport: Treasure Coast International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4887° N, 80.3663° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4887&lon=-80.3663&mi=10
- Aircraft: N620AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N620AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251211019179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ – FAA NARRATIVE:

ON DECEMBER 11, 2025, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (PIC) AND STUDENT WERE TAXIING BACK TO THE RAMP ON TAXIWAY XX.  WHILE TAXIING, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT-WING TIP STRUCK A FIXED CONCRETE LIGHT POLE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP/PARING SPACE. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE FOR THE PART 141 SCHOOL.  THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. NO POST-CRASH FIRE OR HAZMAT RELEASE. WEATHER AND RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR.

DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

THE LEFT-WING TIP LANDING LIGHT HOUSING AND COVER ARE DESTROYED. THE FIBERGLASS LEFT WINGTIP IS DESTROYED. THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING IS SEPARATED FROM THE WING ROOT.  THREE (3) RIVETS ARE SHEARED FROM THE FUSELAGE FRAME FORWARD OF THE LEFT-WING ROOT. THE TRAILING EDGE CORNER OF THE LEFT FLAP PENETRATED THE FUSELAGE SKIN.  THE LOWER FUSELAGE STRINGER AT THE WING ROOT IS BUCKLED. THE FUSELAGE FRAME ABOVE THE LEFT-WING ROOT IS BUCKLED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA26LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA068), Dec 11, 2025: Piper PA-28-181 (N620AC), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate visual lookout while taxing, which resulted in the airplane striking a light pole.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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