# Accident 20230408004709A: Piper PA-28-180, Mesa, AZ, April 8, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2023, 17:45 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9366J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9366J) (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: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230408004709A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR23LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA148), Apr 9, 2023: Piper PA-28-180 (N9366J), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N9366J (1)

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

- [Incident 20190207009969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190207009969I), Feb 7, 2019: Piper PA-28-180 (N9366J), Mesa, AZ, No damage. Student was on last leg of their first solo cross country flight. The approach seemed normal and touchdown was normal. After touchdown, aircraft veered left…

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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