20071220831279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Philadelphia, PA · December 20, 2007

Date: December 20, 2007 · 08:20 local
Place: Philadelphia, PA
Airport: Wings Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4814L
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08CA066
Reported as: Piper PA28180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 78 total31 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N4814LRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2026 · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-4154 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O-360-A4AReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On the student pilot's second solo landing of his first solo flight he compensated for a slight crosswind with left rudder. After touch down with left rudder still being applied the aircraft departed the runway and struck two signs and an embankment damaging the propeller, the nose landing gear and the underside of the aircraft. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THE STUDENT PILOT'S SECOND SOLO LANDING OF HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT HE COMPENSATED FOR A SLIGHT CROSSWIND WITH LEFT RUDDER. AFTER TOUCH DOWN WITH LEFT RUDDER STILL BEING APPLIED THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TWO SIGNS AND AN EMBANKMENT DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC08CA066Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBlue Bell, PAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.Dec 20, 2007 · Substantial damage