Piper PA 28R-201 N963WW
24 February 2015 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 February 2015 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA 28R-201 registered N963WW, operated by Westwind School of Aeronautics, was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Phoenix Deer Valley (DVT)
- Coordinates
- 33.6886, -112.0819
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 28R-201
- Registration
- N963WW
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2000
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Westwind School of Aeronautics
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Phoenix → Phoenix
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR15CA115
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot under instruction's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing rollout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to both the flight instructor and the pilot undergoing instruction (PUI), during the landing rollout, the PUI inadvertently retracted the landing gear. The landing gear handle was immediately selected to down; however, they felt the airplane sink to the left. The airplane sustained structural damage to the left wing, stabilator, and empennage. Both pilots reported no mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2015 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Deland, Florida, United States | Skyline Solutions Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 14 Feb 2015 | Piper PA 28R-180 | Haviland, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2015 | Piper PA-28R | Marathon, Florida, United States | Palm Beach Flight Training | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Feb 2015 | Piper PA 28R-200 | Frankenmuth, Michigan, United States | Nightingale Charles H | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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