# Accident 20181105021502A: Piper PA-28-181, Chandler, AZ, November 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2018, 10:15 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: FQAS
- Location: 33.2692° N, 111.8111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2692&lon=-111.8111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N419PA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N419PA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 87 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19TA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181105021502A

## Narrative

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

ON 5 NOVEMBER 2018 STUDENT PILOT, YAJIE ZHANG CERTIFICATE NUMBER 4127518, WAS IN THE RUN UP AREA IN N419PA A PIPER PA-28-181 AND TAXIING TO THE HOLD LINE. THE AIRCRAFT TO THE FRONT RIGHT OF HIM N92998 A PIPER PA 28-181 WAS DOING HIS RUN UP CHECKS AND HE ATTEMPTED TAXI AROUND HIM AND HIT THE LEFT AILERON OF  N92998.

THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT AILERON OF N92998 AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE OF N419PA. BOTH AIRCRAFT ARE OWNED BY AERO GUARD FLIGHT ACADEMY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9299B, Piper PA-28-181: no report for this aircraft; [N9299B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9299B) is registered now

## 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 WPR19TA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA031), Nov 5, 2018: Piper PA28 (N419PA), Chandler, AZ, minor damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain a safe distance from the other airplane while taxiing, resulting in a ground collision.

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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