- Date
- February 16, 2005, 17:20 local (Feb 17, 2005, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N80565Piper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20050216007519A
- Case key
- 61035
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Probable cause
the students pilot's failure to maintain directional control resulting in a collision with the taxiway sign.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane veered off the runway during landing, and collided with a taxiway sign. After completing six touch and go's the student pilot performed a full stop landing on runway 22 right to terminate the lesson. The landing was normal, but shortly after all three wheels were down, he applied the brakes, which caused the airplane to skid. He attempted to straighten the airplane out but the airplane veered to the right-hand side of the runway where it came in contract with a taxiway sign, which spun the airplane and caused damage to the right wing. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. The winds were calm at the time of the event.
Factual narrative
On February 16, 2005, about 1720 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N80565, veered off the runway and collided with a taxiway sign at Chandler, Arizona. Chandler Air Service, Inc., was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The student, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local instructional flight departed Chandler about 1620. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed.
The pilot submitted a Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2). He stated that he departed Chandler Municipal and remained in the south practice area for approximately 35 minutes. He then returned to Chandler airport to perform touch-and-go landings.
After completing six touch-and-go's he performed a full stop landing on runway 22 right to terminate the lesson. The landing was normal, but shortly after all three wheels were down, he applied brake, which caused the airplane to skid. The airplane started a skid and he attempted to straighten the airplane out. The airplane veered to the right-hand side of the runway where it came in contract with a taxiway sign, which spun the airplane causing damage to the right wing.
The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80565
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8216095
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-03G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chandler Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Chandler, AZ
- Airport
- CHD · Chandler Municipal, runway 22R, 4,401 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 32
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 33 total · 19 in this make and model · 19 in the last 90 days · 19 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Observed at
- CHD
FAA reports on this event · 1
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