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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-200 · Tucson, AZ · December 11, 1998

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Date
December 11, 1998 · 16:00 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Ryan Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9320N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX99LA046
Reported as
Piper PA28R200
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360C1C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,719 total42 in this make and model604 in the last 90 days
N9320NRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-200S/N 28R-35020 · Built 1969Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-200Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft lost control on landing, veered off the rwy. (.19) on December 11, 1998, at 1600 hours mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N9320N, veered off of the right side of the runway and struck a ditch on the landing rollat Ryan field, Tucson, Arizona. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the flight instructor and the private pilot/owner were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the local flight and no flight plan was filed. (.4)the purpose of the flight was to conduct a proficiency check. The flight instructor demonstrated a soft field landing from the right seat. On the landing rollout the airplane veered to the right. The airplane was configured with left-hand toe brakes only. Brakes on the right side are optional, and this particular airplane did not come equipped with right side brakes. He was unable to regain control of the airplane and it continued off of the runway and the gear collapsed. The flight instructor felt that the student pilot panicked and he did not respond quickly enough to the situation. He believed that the pilot continued to apply incorrect inputs into the steering and brakes to control the airplane. The airplane's landing gear and braking system were inspected, as well as the airplane maintenance logs, no discrepancies were noted.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING, VEERED OFF THE RWY. (.19) ON DECEMBER 11, 1998, AT 1600 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-200, N9320N, VEERED OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DITCH ON THE LANDING ROLLAT RYAN FIELD, TUCSON, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. (.4)THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO CONDUCT A PROFICIENCY CHECK. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATED A SOFT FIELD LANDING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS CONFIGURED WITH LEFT-HAND TOE BRAKES ONLY. BRAKES ON THE RIGHT SIDE ARE OPTIONAL, AND THIS PARTICULAR AIRPLANE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH RIGHT SIDE BRAKES. HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND IT CONTINUED OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FELT THAT THE STUDENT PILOT PANICKED AND HE DID NOT RESPOND QUICKLY ENOUGH TO THE SITUATION. HE BELIEVED THAT THE PILOT CONTINUED TO APPLY INCORRECT INPUTS INTO THE STEERING AND BRAKES TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR AND BRAKING SYSTEM WERE INSPECTED, AS WELL AS THE AIRPLANE MAINTENANCE LOGS, NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX99LA046Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTucson, AZFailure of the instructor pilot to maintain directional control and properly supervise the landing. A contributing factor was the unavailability of brakes on the instructor's side (the right side) of the airplane.Dec 11, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9320N · 2

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