# Accident 19970913038039A: Piper PA28140, Tucson, AZ, September 13, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1997, 09:45 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1497° N, 110.9290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1497&lon=-110.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56474, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56474) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970913038039A

## Narrative

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

FIRST SOLO. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING. COLLIDED WITH TAXIWAY SIGN.

## 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 LAX97LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA327), Sep 13, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N56474), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane and proper alignment with the runway during landing.

## Other reports on N56474 (2)

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

- [Incident 19790214005899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790214005899I), Feb 14, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N56474), Plattsmouth, NE, Minor damage. Bounced on landing and struck snowbank.
- [Incident 19780304015409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780304015409I), Mar 4, 1978: Piper PA28140 (N56474), Plattsmouth, NE, Minor damage. Instructor with student on a touch & go allowed aircraft to drift into a patch of snow. Lost directional control.

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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