# Accident 20120321003419A: Piper PA-28-140, Jean, NV, March 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2012, 17:30 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7678° N, 115.3244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7678&lon=-115.3244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55634, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55634-2017-03-07) (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 PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120321003419A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 02R, N55634 VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A DESERT AREA WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT FIXED MAIN LANDING GEAR AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

## 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 WPR12CA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA142), Mar 22, 2012: Piper PA-28-140 (N55634), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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