# Incident 20160323007479I: Piper PA-28-181, Gila Bend, AZ, March 23, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 2FQS
- Location: 32.9478° N, 112.7168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gila Bend, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9478&lon=-112.7168&mi=10
- Aircraft: N445PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N445PA) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160323007479I

## Narrative

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

NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY INTO E63. OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT TO CHECK WINDSOCK, MADE A TEARDROP ENTRY TO ENTER THE LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 22. ONCE LANDED, STUDENT STARTED TO USE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT RIGHT RUDDER, AIRPLANE BECAME UNSTABLE, I ASKED FOR FLIGHT CONTROLS, BUT STUDENT'S FOOT WAS STILL ON RUDDER AND BRAKES AND PLANE ENDED UP SHARPLY VEERING TO THE LEFT, INTO THE DIRT ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

IT WAS A PARTIAL GROUND LOOP, RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND A BENT NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N445PA (2)

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

- [Incident 20170711024659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170711024659I), Jul 11, 2017: Piper PA-28-181 (N445PA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. The aircraft was making a normal landing on runway 25 rt. A crosswind cause the student pilot to initiate a go around. A ride along student was video taping…
- [Incident 20170709013979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170709013979I), Jul 9, 2017: Piper PA-28-181 (N445PA), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Student pilot and instructor with an observer departed runway 25L after a bounced landing. Student applied full power after the bounce but the engine did not…

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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