What happened
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On February 27, 2017, about 15:15 local mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28-181 (archer iii) serial number 2843508, N309PA, was departing Deer valley airport Phoenix, Arizona (kdvt) runway on an instructional flight with three persons onboard the aircraft. The instructor was demonstrating a soft field take off on runway 7R with a planned local area instructional flight. The PIC stated the winds were 310@10. They rotated at 40KIAS and remained at that airspeed in ground effect. The PIC reports the quartering tail wind began to blow the aircraft to the right and the instructor was not able to control the aircraft. An aerodynamic stall resulted from insufficient airspeed and the aircraft landed off to the right side of runway 7R in the rocks between runway 7R and taxiway c in a nose high and left wing low attitude. The PIC closed the throttle and taxied the aircraft back onto the runway, asked local control for a clearance back to the ramp. The aircraft sustained substantial damage by rock impact damage to the rear spar. The airplane was registered to and operated by bird acquisition LLC, a 14 CFR part 141 flight school. The pilot was operating under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. Neither the instructional pilot nor the two passenger/students onboard sustained any injuries.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 27, 2017, ABOUT 15:15 LOCAL MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181 (ARCHER III) SERIAL NUMBER 2843508, N309PA, WAS DEPARTING DEER VALLEY AIRPORT PHOENIX, ARIZONA (KDVT) RUNWAY ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH THREE PERSONS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING A SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 7R WITH A PLANNED LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE PIC STATED THE WINDS WERE 310@10. THEY ROTATED AT 40KIAS AND REMAINED AT THAT AIRSPEED IN GROUND EFFECT. THE PIC REPORTS THE QUARTERING TAIL WIND BEGAN TO BLOW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. AN AERODYNAMIC STALL RESULTED FROM INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 7R IN THE ROCKS BETWEEN RUNWAY 7R AND TAXIWAY C IN A NOSE HIGH AND LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE. THE PIC CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, ASKED LOCAL CONTROL FOR A CLEARANCE BACK TO THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BY ROCK IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE REAR SPAR. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY BIRD ACQUISITION LLC, A 14 CFR PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. NEITHER THE INSTRUCTIONAL PILOT NOR THE TWO PASSENGER/STUDENTS ONBOARD SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES.
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