# NTSB LAX08CA120: Piper PA-22-150, N2710P, Plant City, FL, April 18, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 18, 2008, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Plant City, FL - Coordinates: 28, -82.164169 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0000&lon=-82.1642&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi-from runway: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administrator - NTSB case key (mKey): 67871 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08CA120 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67871/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA120 ## Probable cause The pilot's excessive taxi speed, which led to a loss of control. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-150, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=7102210), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-150, 38 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102210), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Airport facilities/design](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017000): Environmental issues › Operating environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Piper PA-22-150, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017000/cases.md?model=7102210), [All aircraft, 52 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi-from runway: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-150, 48 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102210), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Taxi-from runway: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Piper PA-22-150, 41 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=7102210), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The purpose of the flight was to perform stop-and-go practice takeoffs and landings on a paved runway, which the pilot was not accustomed to. After stopping on the runway on the fourth landing, the pilot added power to rapidly move clear of the active runway. He executed a left turn onto the taxiway and noted that the airplane was moving faster than he had intended for the required sharp turn to a narrow taxiway surface. The airplane continued off the runway surface and began paralleling the taxiway adjacent to a ditch. The right wing contacted the opposite bank of the ditch and the airplane pivoted 90 degrees about the wingtip, coming to rest with the nose gear collapsed at the bottom. ## Factual narrative In a written statement, the pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to perform stop-and-go practice takeoffs and landings on a paved runway. The pilot's home-base airport consisted of a grass strip, and as a means to keep current, he had become partial to occasionally flying his airplane to paved runways; he had flown to the accident airport previously (about three times every year over the duration of several years). On the fourth landing, the airplane came to a stop about 2,400 feet down the runway surface and the pilot rapidly attempted to move the airplane clear of the active runway. He added power and executed a left turn onto the taxiway and noted that the airplane was moving faster then he had intended for the required sharp turn to a narrow taxiway surface. The pilot attempted to brake the airplane to no avail, and it continued off the pavement surface and began paralleling the taxiway adjacent to a ditch. The right wing contacted the opposite bank of the ditch and the airplane pivoted 90 degrees about the wingtip, coming to rest with the nose gear collapsed at the bottom of the ditch. The pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented if the following occurred: reduction in taxi speed, if he had converted the airplane brakes to toe brakes, if he did not fly the airplane with serious personal issues pending, and if he had a detailed familiarity with the airport. He added that the wind conditions were from 130 degrees at 5 knots, gusting to 10 knots. The airplane incurred damage to the main spar as a result of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2710P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2710P-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N 22-3016, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22-150 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-3016 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-A1A reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: FD77, Wimauma, FL - Destination: PCM, Plant City, FL - Airport: PCM, Plant City Airport, runway 10, 3,950 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 1,125 total, 45 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.18 inHg - Observed at: PCM ## 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 20080418836239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080418836239A), Apr 18, 2008: Piper PA22150, Plant City, FL, Substantial damage. (-23)Pilot had made 4 takeoff and landings before the accident. During the fifth landing, pilot touched down past the intended intersection and elected to high… ## Other investigations on N2710P (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 CHI68D0678](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0678), Apr 14, 1968: Piper PA-22 (N2710P), Midlothian, IL, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.