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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Deer Valley, AZ · May 29, 2025

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Date
May 29, 2025 · 01:15 local
Place
Deer Valley, AZ
Airport
Phoenix Deer Valley
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
FQAS
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4148D
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N4148DRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2843170 · Built 1998Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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At approximately 0115 a mechanic was working on a Piper archer. After adjusting the idle the mechanic started the aircraft to verify the idle setting but neglected to set the parking brake and did not feel the aircraft moving the mechanic noticed that the aircraft was past the taxi line in the parking area of the ramp and applied the brakes but could not prevent the Piper from colliding with a Piper seminole that was parked infront of the aircraft , there were not injuries but was substantial damage to both aircraft. The NTSB will not be investigating this incident

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 0115 A MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON A PIPER ARCHER. AFTER ADJUSTING THE IDLE THE MECHANIC STARTED THE AIRCRAFT TO VERIFY THE IDLE SETTING BUT NEGLECTED TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE AND DID NOT FEEL THE AIRCRAFT MOVING THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PAST THE TAXI LINE IN THE PARKING AREA OF THE RAMP AND APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT PREVENT THE PIPER FROM COLLIDING WITH A PIPER SEMINOLE THAT WAS PARKED INFRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT , THERE WERE NOT INJURIES BUT WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. THE NTSB WILL NOT BE INVESTIGATING THIS INCIDENT