# NTSB ANC06LA023: Piper PA-24, N9220P, La Vern, CA, March 4, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 4, 2006, 14:03 local (22:03 UTC) - Place: La Vern, CA - Coordinates: 34.083332, -117.76667 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0833&lon=-117.7667&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63304 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC06LA023 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63304/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA023 ## Probable cause The pilot's excessive taxi speed while turning, which resulted in an on ground collision with a taxiway light and the ground. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, taxi - from landing - taxispeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing - object - taxiway light - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The private pilot reported that after an uneventful landing on Runway 26L, he attempted to exit the runway by making a right turn onto Taxiway Echo. During the turn, the airplane's left wing struck the surface of the runway and an elevated taxiway light stanchion. As a result, the airplane's left wing sustained substantial damage. When asked by the NTSB IIC if there were any preaccident mechanical anomalies that may have contributed to the accident, the pilot said, in part: "No, I guess I was just going a bit fast for the turn." ## Factual narrative On March 4, 2006, about 1403 pacific standard time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-24 airplane, N9220P, sustained substantial damage while landing at the Brackett Field Airport, La Verne, California. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal cross country flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The private pilot and the sole passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the El Monte Airport, El Monte, California, about 1345. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on March 4, the pilot reported that after an uneventful landing on Runway 26L, he attempted to exit the runway by making a right turn onto Taxiway Echo. During the turn, the airplane's left wing struck the surface of the runway and an elevated taxiway light stanchion. As a result, the airplane's left wing sustained substantial damage. When asked by the NTSB IIC if there were any preaccident mechanical anomalies that may have contributed to the accident, the pilot said, in part: "No, I guess I was just going a bit fast for the turn." The pilot did not complete the NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1) ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9220P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9220P), registered now, S/N 24-4716, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-24 - Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 24-4716 - Engines: Lycoming O-540 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Howard Belzberg - Registered owner: David Revner Avaition LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: EMT, EL MONTE, CA - Destination: POC, La Vern, CA - Airport: POC, Brackett Field, runway 26L, 4,839 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 8 knots - Visibility: 25 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft broken - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: KPOC ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060304003019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060304003019A), Mar 4, 2006: Piper PA24260, La Verne, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On landing the airman lost control of the aircraft and the right wing struck a runway/taxiway sign. 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. 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