ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289600
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 January 2011 |
| Time: | 10:55 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Bird Acquisition LLC |
| Registration: | N443PA |
| MSN: | 2843499 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11659 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wickenburg, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Gila Bend, AZ (E63) |
| Wickenburg, AZ (E25) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While parking the airplane, the student pilot noticed a pole by the parking area. He thought that there was adequate clearance between the right wing and the pole. However, the leading edge of the right wing contacted the pole and resulted in substantial damage to the spar.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the airplane's right wing and the pole.
Sources:
NTSB WPR11CA085
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 15:46 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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