Piper PA-38-112 N86GW

Summary

On 12 August 2009 at about 17:10 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N86GW was involved in an accident near Glendale, 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 August 2009 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Glendale, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Glendale Municipal Airport (GEU)

Coordinates

33.5067, -112.3047

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N86GW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Glendale → Phoenix

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09LA395

Nobody was injured.

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot/owner was on a solo instructional flight when the engine lost power during the upwind leg after takeoff. During the forced landing in a dirt field, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The airplane was examined by investigators following recovery. The engine was started and ran smoothly for 5 minutes at various power settings. No preexisting mechanical anomalies were noted with the examination of the recovered airframe and engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.