# Incident 20110416007829I: Piper PA-28-181, Phoenix, AZ, April 16, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2011, 16:28 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: FQAS
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N284PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284PA-2020-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110416007829I

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other reports on N284PA (2)

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

- [Incident 20190913023069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190913023069I), Sep 13, 2019: Piper PA-28-181 (N284PA), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. The CFI and student were practicing touch and go landings. The flight instructor stated that on the 7th landing, the aircraft touched town a little fast and…
- [Incident 20100702036489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100702036489I), Jul 2, 2010: Piper PA-28-181 (N284PA), Glendale, AZ, Minor damage. Student on first supervised solo; on short final airman was off centerline, to correct he lowered left wing but did not make ground contact with wing tip.…

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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