20050109000479A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Tucson, AZ · January 9, 2005

Date
January 9, 2005 · 15:05 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Ryan Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
I6ZS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8351W
Reported as
Piper PA28161
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
34 total34 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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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 on his 4th supervised solo; after landing the student pilot exited the runway onto the dirt/grass area. The aircraft struck a taxiway marking sign and then back onto the runway. Aircraft damage consisted of leading edge damage on the right wing and aileron damage. Leading edge 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 briefings on new safety procedures for both students and instructor. No additional causal factors at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS 4TH SUPERVISED SOLO; AFTER LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT EXITED THE RUNWAY ONTO THE DIRT/GRASS AREA. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY MARKING SIGN AND THEN BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF LEADING EDGE DAMAGE ON THE RIGHT WING AND AILERON DAMAGE. LEADING EDGE 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 BRIEFINGS ON NEW SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR BOTH STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTOR. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.

Other reports on N8351W · 2

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