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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Tucson, AZ · July 7, 2000

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Date
July 7, 2000 · 07:53 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2196T
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
49 total19 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N2196TRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-7205047 · Built 1971Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Student pilot was attempting to make a "touch and go" landing on runway 11R, when during rollout he lost control of aircraft and veered off the right side of runway. Aircraft collided with a taxiway sign and came to rest off the runway, pilot was a solo flight. (.4) on July 6, 2000, at 0753 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28-180, N2196T, veered off the runway and collided with an airport sign while landing at Tucson International Airport, Tucson, Arizona. The aircraft sustained substantial damage; however, the student pilot was not injured. The aircraft was being operated as a solo instructional flight by the pilot/owner under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated from Tucson International Airport earlier that morning. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The pilot had been making touch-and-go takeoffs and landings on runway 11R when he veered off the runway during the landing roll, exited the runway to the right, and struck a taxiway sign (A8). The sign was destroyed. There was damage to the left wing inboard of the fuel tank and on the leading edge. Propeller and en gine cowling damage was also evident. Winds at the time were reported as from 340 degrees at 4 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A "TOUCH AND GO" LANDING ON RUNWAY 11R, WHEN DURING ROLLOUT HE LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN AND CAME TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY, PILOT WAS A SOLO FLIGHT. (.4) ON JULY 6, 2000, AT 0753 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N2196T, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AN AIRPORT SIGN WHILE LANDING AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, TUCSON, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT EARLIER THAT MORNING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT HAD BEEN MAKING TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 11R WHEN HE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL, EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, AND STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN (A8). THE SIGN WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING INBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK AND ON THE LEADING EDGE. PROPELLER AND EN GINE COWLING DAMAGE WAS ALSO EVIDENT. WINDS AT THE TIME WERE REPORTED AS FROM 340 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS.