# Accident 20170419007569A: Piper PA-44-180, Tulsa, OK, April 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2017, 14:50 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Airport: Riverside Lloyd Jones Jr. Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 36.0411° N, 95.9850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0411&lon=-95.9850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4148T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4148T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-44-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,620 total, 156 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170419007569A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DOING A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH ON A TRAINING FLIGHT.  THE APPROACH WAS STABILIZED AND DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LEFT TURN.  THE INSTRUCTOR STATED HE PUT IN FULL RIGHT RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND RESULTING IN A COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR WITH AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA17CA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA349), Apr 19, 2017: Piper PA44 (N4148T), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind conditions.

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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