# Accident 20200313004489A: Piper PA-28-180, Tucson, AZ, March 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2020, 11:50 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15756, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15756-2022-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200313004489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR20CA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA138), Mar 13, 2020: Piper PA 28-180 (N15756), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion, collision with a pole, and a subsequent ground loop.

## Other reports on N15756 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20010531013769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010531013769I), May 31, 2001: Piper PA28180 (N15756), Ocean City, MD, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft on 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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