# Accident 19860918045739A: Piper PA28180, Mesa, AZ, September 18, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1986, 15:20 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4399° N, 111.8504° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4399&lon=-111.8504&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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 15 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860918045739A

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT PORPOISED ON LANDING UNTIL NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX86LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA341), Sep 18, 1986: Piper PA-28-180 (N9560J), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9560J (2)

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

- [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.
- [Incident 19790520026289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790520026289I), May 20, 1979: Piper PA28180 (N9560J), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control. Ran off side of runway.

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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