NONE · Piper PA-32-300 · 2001-02-15 · Lakeland, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA01LA079
Event ID
20010222X00498
Type
Accident
Date
2001-02-15
Location
Lakeland, FL, USA
Coordinates
27.988889, -82.018608
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-32-300
Registration
N15635
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to disengage the parking brake prior to taxi and his failure to stop and investigate the brakes when they malfunctioned during taxi for takeoff resulting in the wheel brakes heating and starting the tires on fire.