# Accident 20120529012609A: Piper PA-28R-201, Phoenix, AZ, May 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Pleasant Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: WIWS
- Location: 33.8006° N, 112.2497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8006&lon=-112.2497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N963WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N963WW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 268 total, 28 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120529012609A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/29/2012 DURING COMMERCIAL PILOT CHECKRIDE, A STEEP SPIRAL MANEUVER WAS INITIATED AT APPROX 8500' OVER PLEASANT VALLEY AIRPORT (P48). ENGINE MIXTURE WAS SET AT FULL RICH WITH THE THROTTLE RETARDED. APPLICANT CLEARED THE ENGINE ON EACH TURN OF THE SPIRAL. AT APPROX 5000' THE STEEP SPIRAL WAS TURNED INTO A SIMULATED ENGINE OUT APPROACH AND LANDING. MIXTURE STILL AT FULL RICH, THROTTLE RETARDED. DOWNWIND AND BAS APPROACH SET UP AND ON FINAL APPLICANT WAS INSTRUCTED TO PERFORM "GO AROUND" THIS WAS AT APPROX 700' WHEN THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND, ACTUAL ENGINE OUT LANDING INITIATED. ONLY 1500' OF THE RUNWAY IS PAVED TOUCHDOWN BEGAN ON PAVED PORTION AND CONTINUED ONTO THE UNPAVED SECTION. AT THIS TIME DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR OCCURRED. AIRCRAFT STOPPED APPROX 500-600' PAST PAVED SECTION OF RUNWAY. NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT.

## 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 WPR12LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA247), May 29, 2012: Piper PA28R (N963WW), Peoria, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## Other reports on N963WW (3)

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

- [Accident 20150224005009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150224005009A), Feb 24, 2015: Piper PA-28R-201 (N963WW), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Students were performing touch and go landings. On this landing, at approximately 08:47 MST, the subjects touched down and on the powerup to take off, the…
- [Incident 20140525007129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140525007129I), May 25, 2014: Piper PA-28R-201 (N963WW), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. While performing touch and goes at dvt, on the take off roll, the nose gear partially collapsed causing the propellor to contact the runway. The aircraft…
- [Accident 20080328833339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080328833339A), Mar 28, 2008: Piper PA28R201 (N963WW), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) While performing 2nd landing on runway 7R, while performing touch and gos, pilot stated she "immediately felt the airplane tugging to the right side and…

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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