# Accident 20071220831279A: Piper PA28180, Philadelphia, PA, December 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2007, 08:20 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Wings Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1344° N, 75.2764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1344&lon=-75.2764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4814L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4814L-2026-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4A (registry code 42270, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071220831279A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC08CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA066), Dec 20, 2007: Piper PA28-180 (N4814L), Blue Bell, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

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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