Piper PA 28 N4400W
8 April 2018 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 April 2018 at about 17:17 local time, a Piper PA 28 registered N4400W, operated by CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix Inc, was involved in an accident near Tucson, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ryan Field (RYN)
- Coordinates
- 32.1392, -111.1733
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 28
- Registration
- N4400W
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2013
- Engines
- 1
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mesa → Tucson
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA208
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a stationary pole while parking.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that, while taxiing to park, he aligned the airplane with the parking spot, added power to make the turn, and then heard a "boom." He shut the engine down and examined the airplane and found that the left wing had hit a pole. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing rear spar. The flight safety officer for the operator reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The safety officer further reported that the company policy was to shut down the airplane on the yellow taxiway centerline before pushing the airplane back into the parking spot. He added that, after interviewing other flight crews, he learned that flight instructors had been demonstrating incorrect parking methods to students, including the student who taxied into the pole.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Aug 2018 | Piper PA-28-235 | Little Rock, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 2018 | Piper PA 28-161 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | Wrong Bros Aviator Training School LLC | No injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 2018 | Piper PA-28-161 | Helle, Norway | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Jun 2018 | Piper PA 28 | Marion, Iowa, United States | HAM and Eggs LLC | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2018 | Piper PA 28 | Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States | Great Lakes Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2018 | Piper PA 28-140 | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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