ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174121
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 February 2015 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-201 Arrow III |
| Owner/operator: | Westwind School of Aeronautics |
| Registration: | N963WW |
| MSN: | 2844023 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8547 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (KDVT), Phoenix, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ (DVT) |
| Phoenix, AZ (DVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to both the flight instructor and the pilot undergoing instruction (PUI), during the landing rollout, the PUI inadvertently retracted the landing gear. The landing gear handle was immediately selected to down; however, they felt the airplane sink to the left. The airplane sustained structural damage to the left wing, stabilator, and empennage. Both pilots reported no mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot under instruction's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing rollout.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=963WW
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 March 2008 | N963WW | Westwind Aviation Inc. | 0 | Phoenix, Arizona | |
sub |
| 29 May 2012 | N963WW | Westwind Aviation Inc. | 0 | Peoria, Arizona | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2015 19:35 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 12:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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