ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94036
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| Date: | Friday 25 February 2011 |
| Time: | 20:05 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 Archer III |
| Owner/operator: | TransPac Aviation Academy |
| Registration: | N910PA |
| MSN: | 2843300 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 13673 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North of Cave Creek, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ (DVT) |
| Phoenix, AZ (DVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane struck a rock outcropping near the peak of a 4,600-foot mountain during a night training flight that included very-high frequency omnidirectional radio range and GPS tracking and intercepting maneuvers in visual meteorological conditions. The airplane had a flight instructor and two pilot-rated students onboard. It could not be determined who was flying the airplane at the time of the accident. According to the operator, the flight instructor had been counseled not to fly in that particular area at night because it was dark with no ambient surface light to illuminate the area. The flight school had other approved areas designated for night training flights. It is likely that the pilots were practicing a tracking or intercepting maneuver while not adequately monitoring the environment, which lacked illumination, to maintain sufficient altitude as they approached mountainous terrain. The damage to the airplane and associated ground scars were consistent with the airplane flying in a straight-and-level attitude before impacting the rock outcropping. Postaccident examination of the airplane and engine revealed no evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot and flight instructor's failure to adequately monitor the flight task and environment while maneuvering to maintain sufficient altitude with rising terrain in dark night conditions and the flight instructor's improper decision to practice in an area known to have no illumination, which led to collision with a rock outcropping.
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2011 16:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Feb-2011 06:22 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2011 07:38 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 27-Feb-2011 15:10 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2011 14:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:42 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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