# Accident 20050107000419A: Piper PA28151, Tucson, AZ, January 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2005, 17:30 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)
- Operator: I6ZS
- Location: 32.0601° N, 111.4207° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0601&lon=-111.4207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N151MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N151MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050107000419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO; AFTER LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO THE TAXIWAY. THE SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO FAST AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE TAXIWAY INTO THE DIRT AREA ADJOINING THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY MARKING SIGN WENT UP AND OVER A DRAINAGE CULVERT AND THEN BACK ONTO A TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF SCRAPING AND A HOLE ON THE LOWER 5 FEET OF WING AND AILERON DAMAGE. LOWER WING SKIN AND AILERON WERE ORDERED FOR REPLACEMENT. STUDENT PILOT HAS HAD ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND HAS BEEN CHECKED BY THE CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE STUDENT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAS ALSO BEEN FLIGHT CHECKED ON INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES BY THE CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE FLIGHT SCHOOL HAS CONDUCTED A BRIEFING ON NEW SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTOR.

## 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 LAX05CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA066), Jan 8, 2005: Piper PA-28-151 (N151MM), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.

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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