# Incident 20140525008129I: Piper PA-28-181, Gila Bend, AZ, May 25, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2014, 10:15 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: N428PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N428PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140525008129I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 25, 2014, 1015 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, PIPER PA23 STRUCK THE LEFT WING OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP DURING TAXIING TO THE PARKING AREA AT THE GILA BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND MINOR DAMAGE WAS ON THE LEFT OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE WING AREA. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

## Other reports on N428PA (3)

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

- [Incident 20120229003269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120229003269I), Feb 29, 2012: Piper PA-28-181 (N428PA), San Diego, CA, No damage. N428PA, a PA-28-181 reported and declared an emergency, loss of power and was unable to maintain altitude prior to landing at montgomery field San Diego, CA.…
- [Incident 20110402005289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110402005289I), Apr 2, 2011: Piper PA-28-181 (N428PA), Deer Valley, AZ, Minor damage. On April 2, 2011 approx 0955 PDT a Piper PA-28-181, N428PA had a prop strike during landing sequence on runway 7L and Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (dvt). Sole…
- [Accident 20100321030389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100321030389A), Mar 21, 2010: Piper PA-28-181 (N428PA), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. The PIC, an instructor, was demonstrating a soft field takeoff on runway 7R to a student when he over rotated and got the airplane airborne prematurely.…

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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