# Accident 20110104000079A: Piper PA-28-181, Wickenburg, AZ, January 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2011, 10:55 local time
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ
- Airport: Wickenburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: FQAS
- Location: 33.9658° N, 112.8022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9658&lon=-112.8022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N443PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N443PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 77 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110104000079A

## Narrative

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

DURING FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT) TO DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT) WITH LANDINGS IN GILA BEND AZ, (E63) AND WICKENBURG, AZ (E25).  THE PILOT COMPLETED A LANDING AND FULL STOP IN WICKENBURG AZ (E25). PILOT NEEDED TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AT WICKENBURG, PILOT TAXIED TO AN AVAILABLE PARKING 'T' ON THE RAMP MADE A LEFT TURN TO TAXI DIRECTLY INTO THE PARKING 'T'. AT THE TURN THE PILOT SAW A LIGHT POLE ON THE RIGHT AND JUDGED THE DISTANCE TO BE SUFFICIENT TO TAXI INTO POSITION. THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE LIGHT POLE BREAKING THE WING TIP LIGHT COVER, DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP, AND STRUCTURAL, BUCKLING AND POPPED RIVETS DAMAGE TO THE REAR WING 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 WPR11CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA085), Jan 4, 2011: Piper PA-28-181 (N443PA), Wickenburg, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the airplane's right wing and the pole.

## Other reports on N443PA (1)

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

- [Incident 20170917019539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170917019539I), Sep 17, 2017: Piper PA-28-181 (N443PA), Deer Valley, AZ, Minor damage. Aircraft operated by trans-pac (bird acquisition LLC) 141 pilot school (fqas) at Deer Valley Airport (dvt). Student was on solo flight with 38 hours total…

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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