Piper PA28 N416PA

Summary

On 12 May 2016 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N416PA, operated by Transpac Aviation Academy, was involved in an accident near Wickenburg, Arizona, United States. One person was 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.

Date

12 May 2016 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Wickenburg, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Wickenburg Muni (E25)

Coordinates

33.9711, -112.7944

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N416PA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Transpac Aviation Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Yuma → Wickenburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA237

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to monitor the parked vehicle, which resulted in a ground collision and substantial damage to the left wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while taxiing in the ramp area after landing, he was focused on an airplane parked to his right and was not monitoring the proximity of a vehicle parked to his left. Subsequently, the left wing struck the parked vehicle. The left wing spar was substantially damaged. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.