# Accident 20101208054009A: Piper PA-28-181, Phoenix, AZ, December 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2010, 10:00 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: FQAS
- Location: 33.6853° N, 112.0811° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6853&lon=-112.0811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N418PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101208054009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 MST ON DECEMBER 8, 2010, N418PA, A PIPER WARRIOR, PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT WEIYI ZHU, STRUCK A PARKED FUEL TRUCK  WHILE MANEUVERING DURING TAXI TO AVOID ANOTHER AIRCRAFT.  AFTER CONTACTING THE FUEL TRUCK WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN RIGHT, HITTING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING ON THE FUEL TRUCK BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDES THE RIGHT WING TIP AND LIGHT ASSEMBLY, RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, AND REAR CARRY THROUGH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR11CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA084), Dec 8, 2010: Piper PA-28-181 (N418PA), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles while taxiing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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