What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
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 after taxing off of taxi way "a" registration number N442PA he had made a left turn to park his aircraft in the designated ramp area. Once he was in the ramp area prior to exiting the aircraft he set the parking brake. Once out of the aircraft the pilot went to go retreive the tow bar located externally on-board the aircraft. During this time the parking brake locking mechanism released and/or failed un-locking the brakes allowing the aircraft to roll forward into another un-attendad parked aircraft causing visable damage to the left wing of his aircraft, registration number N442PA and damage to the propellor spinnor on aircraft, registration number N665KC.
As the FAA filed it
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 AFTER TAXING OFF OF TAXI WAY "A" REGISTRATION NUMBER N442PA HE HAD MADE A LEFT TURN TO PARK HIS AIRCRAFT IN THE DESIGNATED RAMP AREA. ONCE HE WAS IN THE RAMP AREA PRIOR TO EXITING THE AIRCRAFT HE SET THE PARKING BRAKE. ONCE OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT WENT TO GO RETREIVE THE TOW BAR LOCATED EXTERNALLY ON-BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THIS TIME THE PARKING BRAKE LOCKING MECHANISM RELEASED AND/OR FAILED UN-LOCKING THE BRAKES ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL FORWARD INTO ANOTHER UN-ATTENDAD PARKED AIRCRAFT CAUSING VISABLE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING OF HIS AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N442PA AND DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLOR SPINNOR ON AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N665KC.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N442PA · 3
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