From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On April 17, 2019, at 10:09 MST, aircraft N425PA, a 2001 Piper archer iii, serial number 2843474, landed at Wickenburg, Arizona airport (E25). The aircraft touched down on runway 23, under VFR, dry conditions. Upon landing, the aircraft sustained substantial damage when it veered off the runway hitting a taxiway sign for twy A-4. The aircraft continued off the runway into a nearby ravine, sustaining substantial impact damage to the outer LH wing; LH main gear and nose landing gear; RH main tire and rim; propeller and the forward fuselage at the firewall. The solo pilot sustained minor injuries. There were no injuries to any ground crew personnel.
As the FAA filed it
ON APRIL 17, 2019, AT 10:09 MST, AIRCRAFT N425PA, A 2001 PIPER ARCHER III, SERIAL NUMBER 2843474, LANDED AT WICKENBURG, ARIZONA AIRPORT (E25). THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 23, UNDER VFR, DRY CONDITIONS. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY HITTING A TAXIWAY SIGN FOR TWY A-4. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A NEARBY RAVINE, SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE OUTER LH WING; LH MAIN GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR; RH MAIN TIRE AND RIM; PROPELLER AND THE FORWARD FUSELAGE AT THE FIREWALL. THE SOLO PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY GROUND CREW PERSONNEL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.