# NTSB Accident MIA01LA079
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 2001-02-15 · Lakeland, FL, USA · NONE
## 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.

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