NTSB investigations · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N297PA and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
FAA incident reports · 3
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N297PA and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.
Accident 20180401003239ALanding: Approach · Phoenix, AZThe aircraft was on final to 7L at kdvt with the student at the controls. The instructor reported the winds were from the south at 12 knots gusting to 18 knots. As the aircraft approached the runway it drifted left of centerline. The instructor called for a…Incident 20101107050791IGround/Ramp/Ma · Phoenix, AZOn November 07, 2010 around 0845 MST, N297PA, Piper PA28-181 struck the right wing tip to a propeller spinner of a parked aircraft. This aircraft sustained minor damage to the wing tip. The other aircraft was not damaged.Incident 20060114000859IIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Phoenix, AZ(-23) Following return from practice area after approximately .7 hour flight time, the student noticed an odor of smoke in the cabin while on down wind leg for landing. Following a normal approach the student landed with no further problems. Post flight…
Service difficulty reports · 10
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
SDR FQAR201802282008Fitting · corrodedDURING A CORROSION CONTROL/AGING AIRCRAFT INSPECTION, CORROSION/RUST LVL 1 WAS FOUND TO RIGHT UPPER FWD COCKPIT FITTING. FITTING IS LOCATED AT RIGHT, LOWER END OF WINDSCREEN NEAR INST PANEL. IT IS SUSPECTED THAT CORROSION WAS CAUSED BY LEAKAGE FROM IMPROPERLY SDR FQAR201802282012Door Frame · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A COMPONENT THAT FORMS THE LOWER CABIN OUTBOARD DOOR FRAME WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. CRACKING WAS FOUND THROUGH RIVET HOLES THAT HAD LOOSE, WORKING RIVETS. IT IS SPECULATED THAT STRESS AND DAMAGE TO THIS STRUCTURE IS FROM OCCASIONALSDR FQAR201802282011Channel · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A PART THAT FORMS THE FORWARD FRAME OF THE CABIN DOOR SILL WAS FOUND CRACKED. CRACKING WAS THROUGH RIVET HOLES THAT CONTAINED LOOSE, WORKING RIVETS. STRESS TO THIS AREA OF STRUCTURE IS SUSPECTED TO BE CAUSED BY THE CABIN DOOR WHICHSDR FQAR20180222010Web · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE CABIN STRUCTURE FORWARD OF THE MAIN DOOR. CRACKING WAS FOUND THROUGH RIVET HOLES, AND RIVETS WERE FOUND WORKING/LOOSE. THIS CRACKING IS SUSPECTED TO BE CAUSED BY FORCES IMPOSED ON CABIN DOOR, WHICH IS MOUNTSDR FQAR20180228009Pan · crackedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A COMPONENT THAT FORMS THE LOWER CABIN INBOARD DOOR FRAME WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. CRACK WAS FROM LIGHTENING DIRECTLY ABOVE MAIN SPAR CARRY THOUGH AND EXTENDED TO EDGE OF MATERIAL. IT IS SPECULATED THAT THIS CRACKING IS CAUSED BY TSDR FQAR20170705063Cylinder · damagedDURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A COMPRESSION TEST WAS PERFORMED. CYLINDER NR 1 DID NOT HOLD PRESSURE AND A LOUD HISSING WAS HEARD FROM THE VICINITY OF CYLINDER HEAD. CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND A SMALL HOLE WAS OBSERVED IN CYLINDER HEAD BETWEEN FINS, THE HOLE WAS NSDR FQAR20170425017Support Channel · crackedDURING AN INSPECTION, STRUCTURE THAT HOLDS THE PARKING BRAKE AND HANDLE WAS FOUND CRACKED. STRUCTURE IN QUESTION IS A CHANNEL THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE FIREWALL AFT FACE AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FWD FACE. CRACKING WAS SEEN IN THIS CASE ON THE AFT END OF THE CHANNEL, ISDR FQAR20161220065Mount · crackedWHEN THE ELT WAS BEING REMOVED FOR INSPECTION, DISCOVERED TWO, TWO INCH CRACKS NEXT TO THE NUTPLATES IN THE ELT MOUNTING BRACKET.SDR FQAR20150528064Cylinder Head · crackedBOROSCOPE INSPECTION INDICATED CRACKING IN THE RT ENGINE NR 2 CYLINDER HEAD. AFTER THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, CRACKS WERE OBSERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE LOWER SPARK PLUG HOLE.SDR FQAR20141215048Control Cable · separatedDURING A ROUTINE ENGINE INSPECTION, A TECH NOTED THE RUBBER BOOT COVERING THE SWAGE ON THE END OF THE MIXTURE CONTROL CABLE WAS BROKEN APART; HE WROTE UP THE CABLE AND BEGAN TO REMOVE IT. AS HE WAS PULLING THE CABLE OUT OF THE FIREWALL, THE SWAGE CAME OPEN AN
Other aircraft with N297PA · 1
The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N297PA is registered now to the first aircraft listed.