# Incident 20250112000979I: Piper PA-28-235, Marana, AZ, January 12, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2025, 10:30 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Marana Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4096° N, 111.2184° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARANA RGNL (AVQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4096&lon=-111.2184&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8791W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8791W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 72 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250112000979I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM CHANDLER AZ TO MARANA AZ.  AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT RIGHT.  THE PILOT OVERCORRECTED WITH THE LEFT RUDDER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND.

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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