# Incident 20130916017459I: Piper PA-28-181, Gila Bend, AZ, September 16, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2013, 09:46 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Airport: Gila Bend Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- 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: N922PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N922PA-2019-07-08) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130916017459I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDED AT GILA BEND AIRPORT. STUDENT TAXIED TO A PARKING SPOT AND HIT LEFT WING TIP INTO POLE.

## Other reports on N922PA (3)

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

- [Accident 20180424024139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180424024139A), Apr 24, 2018: Piper PA-28-181 (N922PA), Wickenberg, AZ, Substantial damage. On April 24, 2018 at approximately 16:30 local time, aircraft N922PA, crashed short of the runway at the Wickenberg municipal airport (E25), in Wickenberg…
- [Incident 20160609010159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160609010159I), Jun 9, 2016: Piper PA-28-181 (N922PA), Wickenburg, AZ, Minor damage. Inspected aircraft and only damage is prop blades, curled 2 inches in on both. Student pilot didn't follow company SOP stating that if doing a go-around should…
- [Incident 20140610010459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140610010459I), Jun 10, 2014: Piper PA-28-181 (N922PA), Wickenburg, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot landed at Wickenburg without checking AWOS. He was on student cross country and had previously landed at gila bend. He had not filed flight plan from…

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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