# Incident 19790520026289I: Piper PA28180, Scottsdale, AZ, May 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1979, 16:33 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9560J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9560J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 72 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520026289I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N9560J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860918045739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860918045739A), Sep 18, 1986: Piper PA28180 (N9560J), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Solo student porpoised on landing until nose wheel collapsed.
- [Accident 19831017054759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831017054759A), Oct 17, 1983: Piper PA28180 (N9560J), Yuma, AZ, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel on long final. Landed on an interstate shoulder. A wing hit a road sign. Misjudged fuel supply.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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