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WPR24LA306

2024-09-02 · Yuma, Arizona, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport KNYL

Current FAA registration · N3044U

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-181
Year of manufacture
2003 · 21 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O-360 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20030821
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A33125

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain clearance from a fence during taxi operations.

Factual narrative

According to the flight instructor, she was taxiing with a student when she took control and made a left turn to position the airplane between a fence and a fuel station. However, she reported that during the left turn, she misjudged the airplane’s clearance and the airplane’s left wing struck the fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar. The flight instructor reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Fence/fence post-Effect on operation
  • — Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring environment-Instructor/check pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_WPR24LA306.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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