# Incident 20130207001749I: Piper PA-28-181, Gila Bend, AZ, February 7, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Airport: Gila Bend
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: FQAS
- Location: 32.9602° N, 112.6736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILA BEND MUNI (E63), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9602&lon=-112.6736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N442PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N442PA) (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: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130207001749I

## Narrative

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

02/07/13 AT APPROXIMATELY 12 NOON, AT THE E63, GILA BEND, AZ AIRPORT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A STUDENT PILOT, WHILE ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT DID LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. THE RESULTANT EFFECT WAS THE SIGNIFICANT DEFORMATION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE WITH PROPELLER DAMAGE, AND NO OTHER FRAME OR FLIGHT COMPONENT DAMAGE NOTED. MR. ZHANG'S STATEMENT INDICATES HIS LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL UPON TOUCH DOWN. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL BE GIVEN REMEDIAL TRAINING FROM THE FLIGHT SCHOOL PRIOR TO FURTHER UNSUPERVISED MISSIONS. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN.

## Other reports on N442PA (3)

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

- [Accident 20150524011961A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150524011961A), May 24, 2015: Piper PA-28-181 (N442PA), Wickenburg, AZ, Substantial damage. On may 24, 2015 in the original statement provided by the student pilot he reported that after completing a solo flight into Wickenburg muninciple airport and…
- [Incident 20150301005019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150301005019I), Mar 1, 2015: Piper PA-28-181 (N442PA), Deer Valley, AZ, Minor damage. Airman was giving dual training to a student pilot in the traffic pattern. Wind was a gusting right crosswind, 45 degrees at 12 to 15 knots. He allowed the…
- [Incident 20120118000229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120118000229I), Jan 18, 2012: Piper PA-28-181 (N442PA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Aircraft ran off the edge of taxi way. Written statement and interview of student pilot indicates that after landing on runway 7L, student attempted to exit…

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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