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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-181 · Mesa, AZ · June 16, 2023

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Date
June 16, 2023 · 11:14 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
B4VS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N28034
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA238
Reported as
Piper PA-28-181
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
73 total73 in this make and model
N28034Registered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 2881357 · Built 2020Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181Engine modelLycoming IO-360-B4AReciprocating

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What happened

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

Student pilot (student) on second solo. Student had been struggling with landings as stated by his flight instructor (CFI) appeared to have overcome issue and was ready to solo. Student and instructor conducted a training/warm up flight in traffic pattern at Falcon Field Airport (kffz). Student demonstrated several landings with his CFI onboard and all landings were good safe landings. CFI endorsed student to solo. Student attempted to perform first landing , aircraft bounced, student performed a "go around" and attempted second landing when aircraft bounced again, student stated that he felt he could save the landing. The aircraft touched nose wheel first (porpoised) on runway, student stated that he should had conducted another "go around" however when aircraft began to porpoise, he became disorientated and afraid that the aircraft would run out of runway to stop. Aircraft came to a stop with a flat tire and prop struck runway surface. Student resigned from flight training with school and was moving back home to Minnesota.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT (STUDENT) ON SECOND SOLO. STUDENT HAD BEEN STRUGGLING WITH LANDINGS AS STATED BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) APPEARED TO HAVE OVERCOME ISSUE AND WAS READY TO SOLO. STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR CONDUCTED A TRAINING/WARM UP FLIGHT IN TRAFFIC PATTERN AT FALCON FIELD AIRPORT (KFFZ). STUDENT DEMONSTRATED SEVERAL LANDINGS WITH HIS CFI ONBOARD AND ALL LANDINGS WERE GOOD SAFE LANDINGS. CFI ENDORSED STUDENT TO SOLO. STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM FIRST LANDING , AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, STUDENT PERFORMED A "GO AROUND" AND ATTEMPTED SECOND LANDING WHEN AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AGAIN, STUDENT STATED THAT HE FELT HE COULD SAVE THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED NOSE WHEEL FIRST (PORPOISED) ON RUNWAY, STUDENT STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAD CONDUCTED ANOTHER "GO AROUND" HOWEVER WHEN AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PORPOISE, HE BECAME DISORIENTATED AND AFRAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD RUN OUT OF RUNWAY TO STOP. AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITH A FLAT TIRE AND PROP STRUCK RUNWAY SURFACE. STUDENT RESIGNED FROM FLIGHT TRAINING WITH SCHOOL AND WAS MOVING BACK HOME TO MINNESOTA.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR23LA238Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMesa, AZThe student pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Jun 17, 2023 · Substantial damage