# Accident 20050109000479A: Piper PA28161, Tucson, AZ, January 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2005, 15:05 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: I6ZS
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8351W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8351W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050109000479A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8351W (2)

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

- [Incident 20050817020169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050817020169I), Aug 17, 2005: Piper PA28161 (N8351W), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) On fourth (4th) solo flight student pilot was landing at Ryan field (ryn) runway 6L. Pilot stated the approach was normal at 65 knots airspeed, as…
- [Incident 19860108003019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860108003019I), Jan 8, 1986: Piper PA28161 (N8351W), Teterboro, NJ. RPM drop after engine coughed. Returned and found small amount of water in system. Fuel cap seals replaced.

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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