# Accident 20170220001069A: Piper PA-28R-201, Phoenix, AZ, February 20, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2017, 17:00 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: WIWS
- Location: 33.8494° N, 112.2281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8494&lon=-112.2281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N962WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N962WW) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170220001069A

## Narrative

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

ON  FEBRUARY 20, 2017, THE PILOT AND STUDENT TOOK OFF TO PRACTICE FOR CFI SINGLE-ENGINE  CHECK RIDE FROM DEER VALLEY AIRPORT IN PHOENIX, AZ (KDVT).

THE AIRPLANE WHICH WAS TAKEN WAS A PIPER PA-28R-201, ARROW, REGISTRTION NUMBER N962WW. THERE WERE TWO PERSON ON BOARD, A CFI STUDENT AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THEY TOOK OFF  ABOUT 4PM FROM PHOENIX DEER VALLEY AIRPORT AND HEADED  NORTH-WEST TO THE PRACTICE   AREA. WHEN THEY GOT BETWEEN LAKE PLEASANT MARINA AND THE STATE PRISON, THEY DESCENDED DOWN TO PRACTICE PYLON TURNS. THEY CHECKED WIND DIRECTION FIRST WHICH WAS FROM SOUTH AND CHOOSE TWO PYLON PERPENDICULAR TO THAT WIND.  DURING THESE TURN MANEUVERS, THEIR SCANNING SEQUENCE WAS OUTSIDE RIGHT, FORWARD, PITCH(RELATION TO HORIZON), THEN LEFT AND PYLON(LINE OF SIGHT), THEN INSTRUMENT.  THE BIRD STRIKE HAPPENED WHEN THEY WERE TURNING LEFT PYLON FROM DOWNWIND ABOUT 3/4 POINT OF PYLON. THEY WERE MAINTAINING 30 DEGREE BANK ANGLE, 2,400 FEET MSL. THEIR EYES WERE MOVING FROM FORWARD TO LEFT AT THAT MOMENT. WHEN THEIR EYES MOVED TO LEFT WING SIDE, THEY SAW THE BIRD AND THE BIRD STRUCK LEFT WING. AFTER LEFT WING STRUCK BY BIRD, THEY MAINTAINED STRAIGHT-LEVEL ATTITUDE RIGHT AWAY AND INSPECT LEFT WING WHERE THE BIRD STRUCK. UPPER SIDE LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING NEAR WING TIP DENTED. AND THEY CONFIRMED AIRPLANE STILL HAVE ADEQUATE LIFT AND DIDN'T FEEL ANY CONTROL DIFFERENT SUCH AS BUFFET.  THEY DECIDED TO GO BACK TO DEER VALLEY AIRPORT AND THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS. MEANWHILE, THEY KEPT CHECKING THE AIRCRAFT CONTROL FEEL, WHETHER THERE IS UNUSUAL CONTROL DIFFERENCE AND ALSO INSPECT DENTED AREA WHETHER DAMAGE WAS GETTING WORSE. THEY LANDED SAFETY WITH NO CONTROL PROBLEMS AT DEER VALLEY (KDVT).

## 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 GAA17CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA161), Feb 20, 2017: Piper PA 28R (N962WW), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight collision with a bird.

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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