# Incident 20240901020939I: Piper PA-28-181, Wickenburg, AZ, September 1, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2024, 11:15 local time
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ
- Airport: Wickenburg
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9706° N, 112.7951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WICKENBURG MUNI (E25), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9706&lon=-112.7951&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43779, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43779) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240901020939I

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2024, THE STUDENT PIC OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK THE PROPELLER ON LANDING AT WICKENBURG (E25) AIRPORT DURING A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY.  THE PIC WAS UNINJURED.

THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE PIC APPROACHED THE RUNWAY AT A HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL GLIDE ANGLE DUE TO THE SLOPE OF THE TERRAIN ALONG FINAL APPROACH.  THE STUDENT, NOT ACCUSTOMED TO THE SLOPE ON FINAL, STAYED HIGHER TO KEEP CLEAR OF THE TERRAIN.    THE PIC TAXIED TO PARKING TO RELAX, EXITED THE AIRCRAFT TO INSPECT THE PLANE, AND NOTICED THE PROPELLER DAMAGE.  HE THEN CONTACTED THE FLIGHT SCHOOL, WHO SENT A RESCUE FLIGHT TO FERRY THE STUDENT BACK TO CHANDLER (CHD).  THE PLANE WAS TRANSPORTED BY TRUCK AFTER THAT FOR REPAIRS.

## Other reports on N43779 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20040920035529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040920035529A), Sep 20, 2004: Piper PA28181 (N43779), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 20, 2004 at approximately 15:35 PST, aircraft N43779 piloted by [privacy data omitted] was taxiing out of its tie-down and moving toward…

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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