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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Chandler, AZ · March 16, 2004

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Date
March 16, 2004 · 08:40 local
Place
Chandler, AZ
Airport
Chandler Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
S3US
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N55068
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360LYC*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,950 total14 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days
N55068Registration cancelled Apr 8, 2013 · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-7335176 · Built 1973Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Student pilot in a Piper PA-28 N8400A was on first supervised solo after completing first takeoff and landing; student taxied to runup area and pulled in behind a Piper arrow N55068. Upon receiving takeoff clearance the student pilot started to taxi and the right wing of the PA-28 N8400A slid up and over the Piper arrow N55068. The Piper arrow N55068 was inspected and had a minor crack in fiberglass of the left wing tip which was repaired and small paint scraps were also present on the top of the left wing, aircraft returned to service. The arrow N55068 was parked with the brake on when struck by the Piper PA-28 N8400A. The Piper arrow called the Chandler tower of the incident and to advise the other aircraft not to takeoff until inspected for damage. No additional causal factors at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT IN A PIPER PA-28 N8400A WAS ON FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO AFTER COMPLETING FIRST TAKEOFF AND LANDING; STUDENT TAXIED TO RUNUP AREA AND PULLED IN BEHIND A PIPER ARROW N55068. UPON RECEIVING TAKEOFF CLEARANCE THE STUDENT PILOT STARTED TO TAXI AND THE RIGHT WING OF THE PA-28 N8400A SLID UP AND OVER THE PIPER ARROW N55068. THE PIPER ARROW N55068 WAS INSPECTED AND HAD A MINOR CRACK IN FIBERGLASS OF THE LEFT WING TIP WHICH WAS REPAIRED AND SMALL PAINT SCRAPS WERE ALSO PRESENT ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT WING, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ARROW N55068 WAS PARKED WITH THE BRAKE ON WHEN STRUCK BY THE PIPER PA-28 N8400A. THE PIPER ARROW CALLED THE CHANDLER TOWER OF THE INCIDENT AND TO ADVISE THE OTHER AIRCRAFT NOT TO TAKEOFF UNTIL INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.