20200313004489A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Tucson, AZ · March 13, 2020

Date
March 13, 2020 · 11:50 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Ryan Field Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N15756
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR20CA138
Reported as
Piper PA-28-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
36 total36 in this make and model36 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The student pilot was currently receiving training under part 61 from a CFI. On this particular day she had completed several touch and go's with her instructor in preparing to conduct her first solo flight in the same make/model aircraft.

While conducting her third solo landing attempt she lost control of the aircraft and exited the runway and went on the soft field. She hit the tip of the aircraft's right wing on a windsock pole. After hitting a birm and crossing a ditch, the propeller contacted the ground. After that, the aircraft spun about 250 degrees and I came to a full stop.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CURRENTLY RECEIVING TRAINING UNDER PART 61 FROM A CFI. ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY SHE HAD COMPLETED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO'S WITH HER INSTRUCTOR IN PREPARING TO CONDUCT HER FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN THE SAME MAKE/MODEL AIRCRAFT.

WHILE CONDUCTING HER THIRD SOLO LANDING ATTEMPT SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY AND WENT ON THE SOFT FIELD. SHE HIT THE TIP OF THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING ON A WINDSOCK POLE. AFTER HITTING A BIRM AND CROSSING A DITCH, THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND. AFTER THAT, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN ABOUT 250 DEGREES AND I CAME TO A FULL STOP.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N15756 · 1

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