What happened
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On April 7, 2014, at approximately 1830 N2630B, operating under phoenix one four (PX14), landed in dab on runway 25L and was taxing back on taxiway whiskey to the shelt-air ramp. Extreme weather hit dab and a micro burst alert was issued at 2232Z with extreme precipitation. Surface winds were reported to be at 48 knots with gusts as high as 64 knots. The aircraft was holding short of 5R when the microburst hit the aircraft from the back and lifted it of the ground turning the aircraft upside down. The aircraft came to rest about 30 feet east of the taxiway whiskey. The flight instructor and student managed to evacuate the aircraft without any injuries. Dab rescue personnel assisted on evacuating the crew and removing the aircraft battery as a precaution. There were no fuel leaks due to the impact. The aircraft sustained substancial damage to the wings, both spars, empennage, propeller and engine.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 7, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 N2630B, OPERATING UNDER PHOENIX ONE FOUR (PX14), LANDED IN DAB ON RUNWAY 25L AND WAS TAXING BACK ON TAXIWAY WHISKEY TO THE SHELT-AIR RAMP. EXTREME WEATHER HIT DAB AND A MICRO BURST ALERT WAS ISSUED AT 2232Z WITH EXTREME PRECIPITATION. SURFACE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE AT 48 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 64 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOLDING SHORT OF 5R WHEN THE MICROBURST HIT THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE BACK AND LIFTED IT OF THE GROUND TURNING THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 30 FEET EAST OF THE TAXIWAY WHISKEY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT MANAGED TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. DAB RESCUE PERSONNEL ASSISTED ON EVACUATING THE CREW AND REMOVING THE AIRCRAFT BATTERY AS A PRECAUTION. THERE WERE NO FUEL LEAKS DUE TO THE IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, BOTH SPARS, EMPENNAGE, PROPELLER AND ENGINE.
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