ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291396
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| Date: | Thursday 12 May 2016 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Transpac Aviation Academy |
| Registration: | N416PA |
| MSN: | 2843438 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A1D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wickenburg, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Yuma MCAS/Yuma International Airport, AZ (YUM/KNYL) |
| Wickenburg, AZ (E25) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while taxiing in the ramp area after landing, he was focused on an airplane parked to his right and was not monitoring the proximity of a vehicle parked to his left. Subsequently, the left wing struck the parked vehicle.
The left wing spar was substantially damaged.
The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to monitor the parked vehicle, which resulted in a ground collision and substantial damage to the left wing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16CA237
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 March 2008 | N416PA | Pan Am International Flight Academy | 0 | Phoenix, Arizona | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 13:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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