by Jim Timm
The following are the reports of aviation accidents and incidents that occurred in Arizona from mid-July through August. We hope to 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 be able to take the necessary action to prevent them from having similar occurrences.
The number of accidents/Incidents has gone down, and the really good news is there weren’t any fatalities reported, and in all the occurrences nobody was injured. We all need to continue to prevent accidents, and I think that perhaps these high temperatures we have been experiencing has kept a lot of people from flying.
In continuing with the expanded scope of the report, we’re using information from the Aviation Safety Network (ASN), FAA, NTSB, and APA Members. This more inclusive information source suits our purpose of trying to get an idea of what is happening out there so we can help make flying safer.
Here are the results from the above sources.
THE FOLLOWING TWO ACCIDENTS ARE RELATED
Date: July 13, 2024
Source: FAA Incident
Location: Chandler (CHD)
Type: Piper PA-28-181
Injuries: 2 Uninjured
Pilot: Pilot Certification Unknown
GROUND COLLISION WHILE TAXIING (1)
While sitting stationary in the run-up area, the Piper’s wing was clipped by the wing of a taxiing Beechcraft Bonanza. The damage was minor.
Date: July 13, 2024
Source: FAA Incident
Location: Chandler (CHD)
Type: Beechcraft Bonanza
Injuries: 1 Uninjured
Pilot: Pilot Certification Unknown
GROUND COLLISION WHILE TAXIING (2)
The taxiing Bonanza clipped the wing of a stationary Piper PA-28-181 in the run-up area. The damage was minor.
Date: July 13, 2024
Source: FAA Incident
Location: Near Prescott
Type: Cessna 172
Injuries: 2 Uninjured
Pilot: Comm/CFI Pilot
INFLIGHT FIRE
The pilot reported an inflight electrical fire and made a safe emergency landing on a road about 15 miles north of Prescott Airport (PRC). The fire/smoke had dissipated by the time the landing and engine shutdown had been accomplished. The damage was determined to be minor.
Date: July 18, 2024
Source: FAA Incident
Location: Prescott (PRC)
Type: Cessna 180
Injuries: 1 Uninjured
Pilot: Private Pilot
RUNWAY EXCURSION
Upon landing, the Piper went off the runway and an Alert 3 was issued, and the ARFF responded. There was no damage reported to the aircraft. However, the runway had sustained a gouge that was 9 inches long and about 1/4 inch deep.
Date: July 31, 2024
Source: ASN, FAA
Location: Casa Grande (CGZ)
Type: Piper PA-44-180 Seminole
Injuries: 2 Uninjured
Pilot: Comm/CFI Pilot
GEAR-UP LANDING
The Piper departed Chandler Municipal Airport, and during the instructional flight, the pilots made a gear up landing at Casa Grande Municipal Airport. The damage was reported to be minor.
Date: August 5, 2024
Source: FAA
Location: Cochise College (P03)
Type: Piper PA-28-181
Injuries: 2 uninjured
Pilot: Instrument Pilot
STRUCK OBJECT DURING TAXI
While taxiing to the runup area, the Piper’s wing struck a lawn mower that was stuck in the mud near the taxiway. The extent of damage is under evaluation.