# Accident 19981211033319A: Piper PA28R200, Tucson, AZ, December 11, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: December 11, 1998, 16:00 local time - Place: Tucson, AZ - Airport: Ryan Field Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 32.2202° N, 110.9690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2202&lon=-110.9690&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9320N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9320N) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200 - Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,719 total, 42 in this make and model, 604 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA046) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981211033319A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. 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. ## 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 LAX99LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA046), Dec 11, 1998: Piper PA-28R-200 (N9320N), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure 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… ## Other reports on N9320N (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20130802017379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130802017379I), Aug 2, 2013: Piper PA-28R-200 (N9320N), Tucson, AZ, No damage. On aug. 2 this aircraft was being operated by a commercial single engine pilot applicant and his examiner. While flying out of Tucson airport (tus) the pilot… - [Incident 20050226007429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050226007429I), Feb 26, 2005: Piper PA28R200 (N9320N), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Maintenance discovered damage to aircraft wing upon 100 hour inspection. CFI on board instructed the student pilot to write up a hard landing using the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.