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by Jim Timm

 

The following are the reports of aviation accidents and incidents that occurred in Arizona from mid-February through late March. We use the following detailed accident information to develop safety programs, briefings, and posters/flyers that would help pilots learn from the mistakes being made by others, and take the action necessary to prevent them from having similar occurrences.

This reporting period, aviation safety was not good in that the number of reported accidents/incidents are up, even more than last time. Unfortunately, we also had one accident that resulted in a fatality. I would like to hope pilots would fly more carefully and keep the number of accidents and incidents down.

In continuing with the expanded scope of the report, using information from the ASN, FAA, NTSB, and APA members, I hope this more all-inclusive information better suits our purposes of trying to get an idea of what is happening out there, so we can use this information to help make flying safer.

In the meantime, here are the results from the ASN, NTSB, APA Members, and FAA notes.

 

Date: February 12, 2022

Info. Source: FAA

Location: Mesa 

Type: Piper PA 28

Injuries: 1 uninjured

LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKEOFF

A student on a solo flight lost control of the aircraft on his departure. The aircraft touched down on the infield, and then the pilot made a recovery in the air, and then landed the airplane, and taxied to the ramp. No damage to the airplane was sustained.

 

 

Date: February 13, 2022

Info. Source: FAA

Location: El Tiro

Type: Piper PA 25 Pawnee

Injuries: 1 Uninjured

FORCED LANDING FOR UNDISCLOSED REASON

During a glider tow flight, the pilot released the glider, and made an emergency landing in the Iron Wood Forest in Pima County near El Tiro (AZ67). The aircraft was recovered and taken to El Tiro for inspection/damage assessment and cause of power loss.

 

 

Date: February 15, 2022

Info. Source: FAA

Location: Tucson

Type: Mooney M20P

Injuries: 2 Uninjured

FLAT TIRE ON LANDING

The aircraft landed on runway 11R at TIA and ran off the north side of the runway due to a flat tire. Other than the tire, no other damage was reported.

 

 

Date: February 19, 2022

Info. Source: FAA, NTSB

Location: Buckeye

Type: Rans S-7 Experimental

Injuries: 1 Uninjured

OFF RUNWAY HARD LANDING

While coming in to land, the pilot experienced issues and ultimately landed hard in a field adjacent to the runway and flipped over. There was no post impact fire; however, there was substantial damage to the aircraft. 

 

 

Date: February 19, 2022

Info. Source: FAA, NTSB

Location: Tucson Ryan Field (RYN)

Type: Europa XS Experimental

Injuries: 1 Uninjured

VERY HARD LANDING

The Europa XS landed hard on runway 6R at Ryan Field. The pilot was uninjured, but the aircraft did sustain substantial damage. 

 

 

Date: February 19, 2022

Info. Source: ASN, NTSB

Location: White Hills

Type: Van’s RV-7A

Injuries: 1 Fatality

CRASH ON APPROACH TO LAND

An experimental Van's RV-7A crashed near Triangle Airpark (AZ50), near White Hills in Mohave County, on its approach to a landing at the destination, Triangle Airpark. The aircraft had departed earlier from Boulder City Municipal Airport, NV (BLD/KBVU). An FAA FSDO indicated the tail of the aircraft had come off in flight. The owner/builder pilot was fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed.

 

 

Date: February 19, 2022

Info. Source: FAA

Location: Laughlin Bullhead (IFP)

Type: TBM-700

Injuries: 1 Uninjured

PROP STRIKE ON LANDING

The aircraft landed on runway 34 at Laughlin Bullhead (IFP) and reported a prop strike. The pilot reported the prop strike to the tower 20 minutes after the landing and an examination of the runway did not disclose any FOD on the runway. The prop damage was determined to be minor.

 

 

Date: February 20, 2022

Info. Source: FAA, NTSB

Location: Phoenix (DVT) 

Type: Kit Fox S-7

Injuries: 1 minor injury

LOSS OF CONTROL LANDING

The aircraft landed on runway 7R at Deer Valley, ran off the north side of the runway, and flipped over in the gravel. The pilot sustained a minor head laceration, and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

 

 

Date: February 22, 2022

Info. Source: FAA

Location: St Johns 

Type: Cessna 206

Injuries: 1 Uninjured

INFLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE

The Cessna 206, on a VFR flight, made an emergency landing 16 miles west of St Johns due to a rough running engine. The aircraft landed in a field and hit a ditch, resulting in an issue with the nose gear.

 

 

Date: February 24, 2022

Info. Source: ASN, FAA, NTSB 

Location: Flagstaff 

Type: Van’s RV-8

Injuries: 1 uninjured

INFLIGHT WIRE STRIKE

The NTSB report only gave the date and very basic information, and it stated a report was in process.

ASN indicated the aircraft departed Prescott and struck a bird or powerlines, resulting in substantial damage during a landing at Flagstaff. A full report was in process. 

Per the FAA, the RV-8, while flying low near Flagstaff, clipped power lines with the vertical stabilizer/rudder, and proceeded to fly back to Prescott (PRC), to make a safe landing. Damage was assessed to be substantial.

 

 

Date: March 3, 2022

Info. Source: FAA

Location: Casa Grande

Type: Aeroprakt 32

Injuries: 2 Uninjured

ENGINE FAILURE

The pilot had departed Casa Grande airport (CGZ) for a local flight. Shortly after making the departure takeoff, the pilot stated he switched tanks, encountered an issue (which was undefined), and he attempted to return to CGZ. The pilot was unable to make it back to the airport and made an emergency landing in a field area approximately two miles north-northwest of CGZ. The Casa Grande Police Department responded and reported there were no injuries or aircraft damage.

 

 

Date: March 3, 2022

Info. Source: FAA

Location: Mesa 

Type: Piper PA 28-181

Injuries: 1 Uninjured

LOSS OF CONTROL LANDING

The aircraft landed on runway 4L at Falcon Field (FFZ) and departed the runway into the infield and spun around. The aircraft was towed back to the ramp, and an inspection of the aircraft did not reveal any damage.

 

 

accident report 2022 march glendale fire department

Date: March 19, 2022

Info. Source: ASN

Location: Glendale

Type: Paradise 1 Light Sport

Injuries: 2 Uninjured

IN FLIGHT ENGINE FAILURE

The Paradise P1 made a forced landing after an engine failure during landing practice when departing Glendale Municipal Airport (GEU). Glendale police investigated after the small plane crashed near Glendale airport, and initial reports stated that when they showed up, they found the small plane in a field just north of the airport. Police said the flight instructor told them the engine had failed, and he executed a hard landing. Fire crews on the scene stated the pilot and instructor were not injured; however, the LSA received moderate to substantial damage.

 

 

Date: March 27, 2022

Info. Source: ASN, NTSB

Location: Mesa FFZ

Type: Piper PA28-181 Archer

Injuries: 1 Uninjured

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED

The aircraft nose gear collapsed upon landing. No additional information.

The NTSB only indicated an accident had happened, and only gave the date, location of accident, and aircraft type, and that a report was in progress.

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