What happened
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On 2/11/2018 at 1545Z 0845 MST at chd, Chandler airport. A surface incident occurred involving 2 aircraft from a 141 flight school. N425PA a Piper PA-28-181 aircraft had 1 solo student on board. He made a sharp left turn after taxing too FAR forward near another aircraft in the run-up area. The right wing tip of N425PA contacted and the spinner of N914PA which no damage was found. N914PA was being operated by another solo student pilot that experienced an aircraft abnormality so the student shutdown the engine down and called for a maintenance person. The solo student exited the aircraft and stood by waving to other aircraft as they passed near to acknowledge to them to go around so that they do not get blocked in waiting for his aircraft to move. Minor damage to the right wing tip light lens cover occurred to N425PA. No injuries occurred. The solo student in N914PA was counseled on the procedures for calling for a return clearance from ATC and returning back to the ramp for any aircraft related issues instead of parking and shutting the engine down on the airfield. The student and in the other aircraft N425PA was counseled on situational awareness by the flight school and both were provide training on the subject area.
As the FAA filed it
ON 2/11/2018 AT 1545Z 0845 MST AT CHD, CHANDLER AIRPORT. A SURFACE INCIDENT OCCURRED INVOLVING 2 AIRCRAFT FROM A 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL. N425PA A PIPER PA-28-181 AIRCRAFT HAD 1 SOLO STUDENT ON BOARD. HE MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN AFTER TAXING TOO FAR FORWARD NEAR ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE RUN-UP AREA. THE RIGHT WING TIP OF N425PA CONTACTED AND THE SPINNER OF N914PA WHICH NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND. N914PA WAS BEING OPERATED BY ANOTHER SOLO STUDENT PILOT THAT EXPERIENCED AN AIRCRAFT ABNORMALITY SO THE STUDENT SHUTDOWN THE ENGINE DOWN AND CALLED FOR A MAINTENANCE PERSON. THE SOLO STUDENT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND STOOD BY WAVING TO OTHER AIRCRAFT AS THEY PASSED NEAR TO ACKNOWLEDGE TO THEM TO GO AROUND SO THAT THEY DO NOT GET BLOCKED IN WAITING FOR HIS AIRCRAFT TO MOVE. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP LIGHT LENS COVER OCCURRED TO N425PA. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE SOLO STUDENT IN N914PA WAS COUNSELED ON THE PROCEDURES FOR CALLING FOR A RETURN CLEARANCE FROM ATC AND RETURNING BACK TO THE RAMP FOR ANY AIRCRAFT RELATED ISSUES INSTEAD OF PARKING AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN ON THE AIRFIELD. THE STUDENT AND IN THE OTHER AIRCRAFT N425PA WAS COUNSELED ON SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BY THE FLIGHT SCHOOL AND BOTH WERE PROVIDE TRAINING ON THE SUBJECT AREA.
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