# Accident 20150224005009A: Piper PA-28R-201, Phoenix, AZ, February 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2015, 08:15 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: WIWS
- Location: 33.6886° N, 112.0819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6886&lon=-112.0819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N963WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N963WW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-201
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 35 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150224005009A

## Narrative

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

STUDENTS WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON THIS LANDING, AT APPROXIMATELY 08:47 MST, THE SUBJECTS TOUCHED DOWN AND ON THE POWERUP TO TAKE OFF, THE FLYING PILOT REACHED TO BRING THE FLAPS UP, BUT PUT THE GEAR LEVER IN THE UP POSITION INSTEAD. THE GEAR BEGAN TO RETRACT, BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH AIR SPEED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FLYING AND IT SETTLED ON THE THE LEFT WING AND GROUND LOOPED. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STAB , THE AFT STAB BULKHEAD AND LEFT WING SKIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR15CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA115), Feb 24, 2015: Piper PA 28R-201 (N963WW), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot under instruction's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing rollout.

## Other reports on N963WW (3)

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

- [Incident 20140525007129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140525007129I), May 25, 2014: Piper PA-28R-201 (N963WW), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. While performing touch and goes at dvt, on the take off roll, the nose gear partially collapsed causing the propellor to contact the runway. The aircraft…
- [Accident 20120529012609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120529012609A), May 29, 2012: Piper PA-28R-201 (N963WW), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. On 5/29/2012 during commercial pilot checkride, a steep spiral maneuver was initiated at approx 8500' over Pleasant Valley Airport (P48). Engine mixture was…
- [Accident 20080328833339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080328833339A), Mar 28, 2008: Piper PA28R201 (N963WW), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) While performing 2nd landing on runway 7R, while performing touch and gos, pilot stated she "immediately felt the airplane tugging to the right side and…

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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