What happened
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On April 16, 2011, about 1628 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28 airplane, N284PA, sustained propeller damaged during a landing at deer valley airport (dvt), Phoenix, Arizona. The aircraft departed the runway after touch down during landing after a go around on the first attempt. The student pilot was not injured. The solo training flight was operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 141. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was filed. According to the pilot, the airplane was a low wing single engine configuration with tricycle landing gear. Prior to the flight he conducted a preflight inspection with a checklist prior to departing dvt for the northwest practice area. When returning to dvt the pilot joined the pattern on downwind and was cleared by the tower to land. On the pilot's first attempt to land he decided to go around after making the approach too high and was unstable. On the pilot's second attempt the pilot stated he came in too fast and pulled power to let the aircraft settle. As he touched down he over corrected to the left and departed the runway with the engine at idle power. The airplane came to rest between runway 25R and taxiway b with propeller damage to both tips. The pilot exited the aircraft normally. The pilot reported a total flight experience of 47 hours, including about 47 hours in the accident airplane make and model. Automated weather observations from surrounding airports about the time of the accident included calm winds; clear skies; temperatures about 16 degrees c; and dew points about minus 7 degrees c.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 16, 2011, ABOUT 1628 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28 AIRPLANE, N284PA, SUSTAINED PROPELLER DAMAGED DURING A LANDING AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT), PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AFTER TOUCH DOWN DURING LANDING AFTER A GO AROUND ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 141. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE WAS A LOW WING SINGLE ENGINE CONFIGURATION WITH TRICYCLE LANDING GEAR. PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT HE CONDUCTED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WITH A CHECKLIST PRIOR TO DEPARTING DVT FOR THE NORTHWEST PRACTICE AREA. WHEN RETURNING TO DVT THE PILOT JOINED THE PATTERN ON DOWNWIND AND WAS CLEARED BY THE TOWER TO LAND. ON THE PILOT'S FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND HE DECIDED TO GO AROUND AFTER MAKING THE APPROACH TOO HIGH AND WAS UNSTABLE. ON THE PILOT'S SECOND ATTEMPT THE PILOT STATED HE CAME IN TOO FAST AND PULLED POWER TO LET THE AIRCRAFT SETTLE. AS HE TOUCHED DOWN HE OVER CORRECTED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE ENGINE AT IDLE POWER. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST BETWEEN RUNWAY 25R AND TAXIWAY B WITH PROPELLER DAMAGE TO BOTH TIPS. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY. THE PILOT REPORTED A TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE OF 47 HOURS, INCLUDING ABOUT 47 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE MAKE AND MODEL. AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATIONS FROM SURROUNDING AIRPORTS ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INCLUDED CALM WINDS; CLEAR SKIES; TEMPERATURES ABOUT 16 DEGREES C; AND DEW POINTS ABOUT MINUS 7 DEGREES C.
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