What happened
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On October 5th, 2012 at approximately 2:07 p.m., N8115Q, a Piper PA-28-161, and N4184M, a Piper PA-28R-201 collided in mid-air just south of the town of Bapchule, AZ. Radar tapes recorded by phoenix TRACON indicate both aircraft were at an altitude of 4,000' MSL. Both aircraft remained airborne, were controllable, and were able to fly under their own power. N8115Q proceeded northeast and landed at the memorial airstrip, a privately owned runway. N4184M proceeded southwest and landed at the volkswagen automobile proving ground test track. There were no injuries or fatalities in either aircraft. N8115Q sustained substantial damage to its right wing. N4184M sustained substantial damage to its left wing and to the stabilator. The crews of both aircraft were conducting instrument training flights and the left seats of both aircraft were occupied by students wearing view limiting devices. The pilot in command (PIC) of N8115Q holds an airline transport pilot certificate. The pilot in command (PIC) of N4184M holds a commercial pilot certificate. Both pics possess current flight instructor certificates, current flight review endorsements and current medical certificates.a review of the maintenance records indicated no discrepancies for either aircraft. The weather at the time of the mid-air collision was VMC (visual meteorological conditions). The airspace in which it occurred was class e. neither aircraft was receiving flight following nor were they under positive control.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 5TH, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:07 P.M., N8115Q, A PIPER PA-28-161, AND N4184M, A PIPER PA-28R-201 COLLIDED IN MID-AIR JUST SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF BAPCHULE, AZ. RADAR TAPES RECORDED BY PHOENIX TRACON INDICATE BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 4,000' MSL. BOTH AIRCRAFT REMAINED AIRBORNE, WERE CONTROLLABLE, AND WERE ABLE TO FLY UNDER THEIR OWN POWER. N8115Q PROCEEDED NORTHEAST AND LANDED AT THE MEMORIAL AIRSTRIP, A PRIVATELY OWNED RUNWAY. N4184M PROCEEDED SOUTHWEST AND LANDED AT THE VOLKSWAGEN AUTOMOBILE PROVING GROUND TEST TRACK.THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES IN EITHER AIRCRAFT. N8115Q SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS RIGHT WING. N4184M SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS LEFT WING AND TO THE STABILATOR. THE CREWS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE CONDUCTING INSTRUMENT TRAINING FLIGHTS AND THE LEFT SEATS OF BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE OCCUPIED BY STUDENTS WEARING VIEW LIMITING DEVICES.THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N8115Q HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) OF N4184M HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. BOTH PICS POSSESS CURRENT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATES, CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW ENDORSEMENTS AND CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATES.A REVIEW OF THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATED NO DISCREPANCIES FOR EITHER AIRCRAFT.THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE MID-AIR COLLISION WAS VMC (VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS). THE AIRSPACE IN WHICH IT OCCURRED WAS CLASS E. NEITHER AIRCRAFT WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT FOLLOWING NOR WERE THEY UNDER POSITIVE CONTROL.
NTSB investigation
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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