# Accident 20230422007699A: Piper PA-28-181, Mesa, AZ, April 22, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2023, 13:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: B4VS
- 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: N4402A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4402A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M (registry code 42276, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 323 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230422007699A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 22, 2023, AT 1330 MST, A PIPER MODEL PA-28-181, SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT, WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT PERFORMING PATTERN WORK AT KFFZ UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, WENT INTO THE GRASS AND HIT A SIGN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO THE STUDENT OR CFI.

## 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 WPR23LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA164), Apr 22, 2023: Piper PA-28-181 (N4402A), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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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