Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Falcon Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Mesa, Arizona 85215
Saturday, July 13, 2013 13:47 MST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On July 13, 2013 at 1347 mountain standard time, a Diamond DA20-C1, N4111T, sustained substantial damage during a ground collision with a parked airplane, while taxiing prior to takeoff from Falcon Field Airport (FFZ), Mesa, Arizona. The student pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The aircraft was registered to and operated by CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix, Inc., under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed.
According to the flight instructor, the student pilot was to depart on his first solo flight, and perform three full-stop, taxi back takeoffs and landings at FFZ. The flight instructor exited the airplane and planned on monitoring the student pilot with a company air band portable radio. The airplane began to taxi and shortly thereafter hit the right wing of a parked airplane, a Diamond DA-40, which was undergoing maintenance. The flight instructor heard a noise and then saw the taxiing airplane pivot clockwise with its right wing underneath the parked airplane's right wing. The student pilot shut down the engine during the collision.
The student pilot reported that as he was taxiing, he had given most of his attention to the airplanes parked to the left side of the taxiway centerline, and didn't see the parked airplane near the hangar to his right.
Examination of the accident site revealed that the right wing of the taxiing airplane, collided with the right wing of the parked airplane which was positioned between a northwest facing hangar and the taxiway centerline. The parked airplane's left wingtip was about 6 feet from the hangar and the right wingtip was about 14 feet from the taxiway centerline.
The overall wingspan of the accident airplane was 35 feet 8 inches, and the overall wingspan of the parked airplane was 39 feet 6 inches.
Examination of both airplanes by the operator revealed they had sustained substantial damage to their right wings.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 7/13/2013 |
| Event Day of the Week | Saturday |
| Time of Event | 1347 |
| Event Time Zone | Mountain Standard Time |
| Event City | Mesa |
| Event State | ARIZONA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 85215 |
| Event Date Year | 2013 |
| Event Date Month | 7 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 332723N |
| Event Location Longitude | 1114325W |
| Event Location Airport | Falcon Field Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | FFZ |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 1394 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1347 Mountain Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | FFZ |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1394 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | MST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 25000 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 18000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 40 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 39 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 14 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 250 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 8 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.93 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | METAR KFFZ 172047Z 25008KT 40SM SCT100 SCT180 SCT2 |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 1 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA Scottsdale FSDO |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 17 2014 3:56PM |
| User who most recently changed record | eckd |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N4111T |
| NTSB Number | WPR13LA331 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC |
| Aircraft Model | DA 20-C1 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | C0499 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | C0499 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 1764 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | 2 |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
| Number of Engines | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | 100 Hour |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jun 17 2013 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 51 |
| Airframe Hours | 3854 |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | Unknown |
| Aircraft Owner Name | CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix Inc. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 5010 E FALCON DR STE 201 |
| Aircraft Owner City | MESA |
| Aircraft Owner State | AZ |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 85215-2562 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | CAE Oxford Aviation Academy Phoenix Inc. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 5010 E FALCON DR STE 201 |
| Operator City | MESA |
| Operator State | AZ |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 85215-2562 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | FFZ |
| Departure City | Mesa |
| Departure State | AZ |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | -- |
| Departure Time Zone | MST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | FFZ |
| Destination City | Mesa |
| Destination State | AZ |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Apr 4 2014 12:07PM |
| User who most recently changed record | stam |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |