Piper PA 28-181 N442PA

Summary

On 24 May 2015 at about 17:05 local time, a Piper PA 28-181 registered N442PA, 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

24 May 2015 at 17:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Wickenburg, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Wickenburg municipal (E25)

Coordinates

33.9706, -112.7950

Aircraft

Piper PA 28-181

Registration

N442PA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

TransPac Aviation Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gila Bend → Wickenburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA110

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to monitor the airplane's wing clearance during taxi, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane.

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 in the ramp area after landing, he did not visually monitor the airplane's wing clearance and struck a parked airplane.  The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar. The student pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.