- Date
- September 18, 2007, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bridgeport, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9285JPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Windsor Locks FSDO
- FAA report
- 20070918831439A
- Case key
- 66768
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Contributing was the crosswind weather condition.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot performed several "touch-and-go" landings before returning to his home airport in the Piper PA-28-180. The pilot then completed a normal traffic pattern, approach, and touchdown with a light crosswind. During the rollout, the crosswind increased from the right, and the airplane began to drift left. The pilot then "over-reacted by applying too much right rudder input." The airplane veered to the right, departed the runway and impacted a sign, resulting in substantial damage. No mechanical abnormalities associated with the airplane were reported.
Factual narrative
The student pilot performed several "touch-and-go" landings before returning to his home airport in the Piper PA-28-180. The pilot then completed a normal traffic pattern, approach, and touchdown with a light crosswind on runway 11. During the rollout, the crosswind increased from the right, and the airplane began to drift left. The pilot then "over-reacted by applying too much right rudder input." The airplane veered to the right, departed the runway and impacted a sign, resulting in substantial damage. No mechanical abnormalities associated with the airplane were reported. About 20 minutes before the accident the winds were reported from 150 degrees at 9 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9285J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-3369
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Three Wing Flying Services
- Registered owner
- N9285J Leasing LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OXC · Oxford, CT
- Destination
- BDR · Bridgeport, CT
- Airport
- BDR · Igor I Sikorsky Mem Airport, runway 11, 4,761 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 8 total · 8 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.37 inHg
- Observed at
- BDR
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9285J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.