# NTSB WPR23LA071: Piper PA28, N4144P, San Manual, AZ, December 18, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: December 18, 2022, 14:25, time zone not recorded
- Place: San Manual, AZ · E77
- Coordinates: 32.64, -110.65
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6400&lon=-110.6500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 106477
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR23LA071
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106477/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106477
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA071

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing which, resulted in a runway excursion.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 53 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 37 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-181, 33 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102807), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, during the landing for a touch-and-go, the airplane touched down with engine power at idle right of runway centerline and began to veer to the right. The pilot attempted to correct with left rudder control and then thought to apply power for a go-around. The pilot subsequently rejected the go-around and applied hard braking as the airplane departed the right side of the runway. The left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane which would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4144P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4144P), registered now, S/N 2843121, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (181)
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2843121
- Year built: 1998
- Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1D 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Chandler Air Service
- Registered owner: Chandler Air Service, INC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: KCHD, Chandler, AZ
- Destination: E77, San Manuel, AZ
- Airport: E77, San Manuel Airport, runway 11/29, 4,207 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 15, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 182 total, 166 in this make and model, 114 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter: 2992.00 inHg
- Observed at: E77 AWOS
- METAR: METAR KDMA 182055Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM BKN100 16/M01 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01631013 57022

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20221218019089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221218019089A), Dec 18, 2022: Piper PA-28-181, San Manuel, AZ, Substantial damage. On 12/18/2022 at 14:25 (local), at the San Manuel Airport (E77), aircraft [privacy data omitted] veered off of the runway while landing. There was a pilot and…

## Other investigations on N4144P (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 LAX08CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA199), Jun 25, 2008: Piper PA-28-181 (N4144P), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control.

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 31, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106477. 2.6 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14922824&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR23LA071_6120_flat_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photo (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 474 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14923176&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR23LA071_508-Rel.pdf

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.

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