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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Phoenix, AZ · October 30, 2007

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Date
October 30, 2007 · 08:41 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Deer Valley
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N309PA
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA08LA015
Reported as
Piper PA28181
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
34 total34 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days
N309PARegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843508 · Built 2002Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O-360 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) Both N309PA & N923PA were in the runup area, holding short at the end of runway 74, preparing for takeoff at dvt. The student pilot of N309PA was preparing for his first solo flight and was positioned just to the left and slightly aft of N923PA, which was occupied by a CFI and his student. N923PA informed dvt tower that he was #1 at C1, at the hold short line. Since N309PA was in the runup area behind N923PA, also at C1, he missed the call from dvt tower clearing him for takeoff. Then dvt tower asked N309PA if he was at C2 and he answered "yes." Tower cleared N309PA for takeoff. N309PA accelerated and taxied into N923PA. None of the 3 occupants were injured, and there was no post-event fire. However, the outboard portion of N309PA'S right wing managed to slide along the underside of N923PA'S left wing and into its propeller, which severed approximately 1 foot off N309PA'S outboard portion of the right wing, including the spar and wing tip. This was the primary/substantial damage of only one of the two aircraft involved. All of the other damage was minor, consisting of scrapes and small dents/bent corners of sheet metal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BOTH N309PA & N923PA WERE IN THE RUNUP AREA, HOLDING SHORT AT THE END OF RUNWAY 74, PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF AT DVT. THE STUDENT PILOT OF N309PA WAS PREPARING FOR HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AND WAS POSITIONED JUST TO THE LEFT AND SLIGHTLY AFT OF N923PA, WHICH WAS OCCUPIED BY A CFI AND HIS STUDENT. N923PA INFORMED DVT TOWER THAT HE WAS #1 AT C1, AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE. SINCE N309PA WAS IN THE RUNUP AREA BEHIND N923PA, ALSO AT C1, HE MISSED THE CALL FROM DVT TOWER CLEARING HIM FOR TAKEOFF. THEN DVT TOWER ASKED N309PA IF HE WAS AT C2 AND HE ANSWERED "YES." TOWER CLEARED N309PA FOR TAKEOFF. N309PA ACCELERATED AND TAXIED INTO N923PA. NONE OF THE 3 OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED, AND THERE WAS NO POST-EVENT FIRE. HOWEVER, THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF N309PA'S RIGHT WING MANAGED TO SLIDE ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF N923PA'S LEFT WING AND INTO ITS PROPELLER, WHICH SEVERED APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT OFF N309PA'S OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE RIGHT WING, INCLUDING THE SPAR AND WING TIP. THIS WAS THE PRIMARY/SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OF ONLY ONE OF THE TWO AIRCRAFT INVOLVED. ALL OF THE OTHER DAMAGE WAS MINOR, CONSISTING OF SCRAPES AND SMALL DENTS/BENT CORNERS OF SHEET METAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA08LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPhoenix, AZThe failure of the solo student pilot operating the other airplane to maintain clearance while taxiing for takeoff.Oct 30, 2007 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other reports on N309PA · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20170227001139ATakeoff: Rotation · Phoenix, AZOn February 27, 2017, about 15:15 local mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28-181 (archer iii) serial number 2843508, N309PA, was departing Deer valley airport Phoenix, Arizona (kdvt) runway on an instructional flight with three persons onboard the aircraft.…Feb 27, 2017 · Substantial damageIncident 20120830021379ILanding: Touchdown · Wickenburg, AZWhile conducting practice landings at Wickenburg (E25) the student began his round out a little high. The instructor allowed the student to continue but realized he was not correcting as soon as he should. The instructor took control of the aircraft later…Aug 30, 2012 · Minor damage