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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Mesa, AZ · April 8, 2023

Date: April 8, 2023 · 17:45 local
Place: Mesa, AZ
Airport: Falcon Fld
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9366J
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA148
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: 32 total32 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N9366JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-3465 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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During landing the aircraft veered to the left, the pilot tried to correct but left the runway and made full contact with the bravo sign with the left main landing gear colapsing gear and punctured the left wing and damaging the left-wing main spar.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BUT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND MADE FULL CONTACT WITH THE BRAVO SIGN WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLAPSING GEAR AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT WING AND DAMAGING THE LEFT-WING MAIN SPAR.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR23LA148Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMesa, AZThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Apr 9, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9366J · 1

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

Incident 20190207009969ILanding: Rollout · Mesa, AZStudent was on last leg of their first solo cross country flight. The approach seemed normal and touchdown was normal. After touchdown, aircraft veered left off runway. Student pilot returned aircraft to runway and taxied to parking. No damage to aircraft or…Feb 7, 2019 · No damage