# Accident 20220319001019A: Paradise Aircraft USA LLC P1, Glendale, AZ, March 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2022, 08:36 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale Municiple Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5290° N, 112.2939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5290&lon=-112.2939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101YY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101YY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Paradise Aircraft USA P1 (registry code 06001AU, https://openairdocs.org/model/paradise-aircraft-usa-p1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PARADISE AIRCRAFT USA LLC P1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 11 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220319001019A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 19TH 2022, A PARADISE AIRCRAFT UAS LLC P1 AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. ON THE 3RD TOUCH AND GO THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOST POWER AT THIS POINT THE STUDENT TURNED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT OVER TO THE CFI. THE CFI PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A NEARBY STREET. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO STRIKING THE CURB. THERE WAS ONE MINOR INJURY TO THE STUDENT. DURING THE PREFLIGHT THE CFI ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO DIP THE TANKS AND EVEN THOUGH HE LOOKED AT THE STICK IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE STUDENT DIPPED THE TANKS AT AN ANGLE WHICH SHOWED MORE FUEL THAN WHAT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE TANKS. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS OF OPERATION THE AIRCRAFT RAN OUT OF FUEL(A TOTAL OF ABOUT 1/4 GALLON WAS DRAINED FROM BOTH TANKS.)WHILE DOING A TOUCH AND GO AND THE CFI WAS FORCED TO DO AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A NEAR BY STREET, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A CURB RIPPING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FROM THE AIRCRAFT , THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING THEN STRUCK A CURB DAMAGING THE RIGHT HAND WING. THE CFI HAS RECEIVED ORAL COUNSELING AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING FROM THE FLIGHT SCHOOL.

## 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 WPR22LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA130), Mar 19, 2022: Paradise Aircraft USA P1 (N101YY), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel inspection.

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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