# Accident 20070508009589A: Piper PA28140, Tucson, AZ, May 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2007, 12:22 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1500° N, 111.1747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1500&lon=-111.1747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5895U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5895U-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 50 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070508009589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 8TH, 2007, THE PILOT, PIC, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING A LOW WING CHECK OUT IN N5895U. DURING A PHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT FOLLOWING A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GOS AT RYAN FIELD, THEY PROCEEDED TO DEPART THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TOWARD A PRACTICE AREA. UPON REACHING THE PRACTICE AREA THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND DEVELOPED A VIBRATION. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HEADED BACK TO RYAN FIELD. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY 7-8 MILES FROM THE FIELD. PRIOR TO REACHING RYAN FIELD, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REALIZED THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE FIELD. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE DECIDED TO PICK A FIELD AND SET UP FOR AN APPROACH. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ON APPROACH, THEY CONTACTED SEVERAL TREES/BUSHES AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. BOTH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND STUDENT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 LAX07LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA153), May 8, 2007: Piper PA-28-140 (N5895U), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power while maneuvering due to a broken exhaust valve. Contributing to the accident was the rough terrain.

## Other reports on N5895U (1)

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

- [Incident 19810815068469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810815068469I), Aug 15, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N5895U), Susanville, CA, Minor damage. Pilot lost control in crosswind. Went off runway. Damaged nose gear and propeller in brush.

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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