Piper PA 28R N962WW

Summary

On 20 February 2017 at about 23:45 local time, a Piper PA 28R registered N962WW, operated by Westwind Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 February 2017 at 23:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

33.8494, -112.2281

Aircraft

Piper PA 28R

Registration

N962WW

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Westwind Aviation Inc.

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

GAA17CA161

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that, while performing maneuvers about 800 ft above the ground, a bird impacted the left wing. He added that he returned to the airport without further incident. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the left wing. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.