# NTSB ERA22LA252: Piper PA-28-151, N32042, Daytona Beach, FL, April 26, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: April 26, 2022, 10:50 local (14:50 UTC) - Place: Daytona Beach, FL · Taxiway "I"ndia - Coordinates: 29.080195, -81.046627 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0802&lon=-81.0466&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105161 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA252 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105161/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105161 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA252 ## Probable cause Pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a forklift while taxiing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: ground vehicle](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Awareness of condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 132 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022025/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-151, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=7102805), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md) ## Analysis The private pilot was taxiing through a private residential flying community on a taxiway that was bordered by residential homes and hangers when he came across an airplane off his right side, and a commercial forklift that was working on a hangar door to his left. The pilot maneuvered further left to avoid the airplane but struck the forklift with his left wing. The impact spun his airplane left into the bushes and resulted in substantial damage; it sheared off about 9 inches of the outboard wing and resulted in the left wing canting aft, further damaging the airframe. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N32042](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32042), registered now, S/N 28-7515052, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7515052 - Year built: 1974 - Airframe hours: 9423 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Van Anda Aviation LLC - Registered owner: Van Anda Aviation LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2022 - Departed: ORL, Orlando, FL - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 7FL6, Spruce Creek Airport - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; injuries: none; commercial, private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 600 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.16 inHg - Observed at: EVB, 5 nm away - METAR: METAR KEVB 261447Z 09006KT 10SM FEW030 25/16 A3016= ## 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 20220426006549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220426006549A), Apr 26, 2022: Piper PA-28-151, Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 17, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105161. 3.3 MB in all. - Pilot statement (item 1, PDF, 2 pages, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14006687&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%27s%20Statement-Rel.pdf - Record of conversation_FAA and pilot (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 106 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14026703&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation_FAA%20and%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record_request for information (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 252 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14027229&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record_Pilot-Rel.pdf - Photo array_airplane damage (item 4, PDF, 5 pages, 2.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14007499&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Site%20and%20Damage%20Photographs-Rel.pdf - Airport report photographs (item 5, PDF, 2 pages, 592 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14025985&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FoxtrotPhotos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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