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N2316K accident description

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Crash location 28.707222°N, 81.581667°W
Nearest city Apopka, FL
28.680553°N, 81.509517°W
4.7 miles away
Tail number N2316K
Accident date 25 Mar 2006
Aircraft type Piper 38-112
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

On March 25,2006, about 1055 eastern standard time, a Piper 38-112, N2316K, registered to and operated by Atlas Aviation Tampa Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, impacted a static object while being taxied to parking at Orlando Apopka Airport, Apopka, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed. The private-rated pilot was not injured and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from Vandenberg Airport, Tampa, Florida, the same day about 1000.

The pilot stated that after landing the airplane on runway 33, he exited the runway onto the taxiway. He further stated that while taxiing the airplane, the right wing leading edge of the airplane impacted a portable toilet unit positioned either at the edge or very close to the edge of the right side of the taxiway. The airplane's right wing spar, tip, and leading edge/skin incurred damage. According to the pilot, prior to the accident, there was no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an object while taxiing which resulted in the airplane impacting the object and incurring damage.

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