Piper PA-28-161 N973EL

Summary

On 10 February 2005 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N973EL, operated by International Airline Training Academy, was involved in an accident near Roosevelt, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 February 2005 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Roosevelt, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Grapevine Airport (51AZ)

Coordinates

33.6394, -111.0567

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N973EL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

International Airline Training Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winslow → Tucson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05CA093

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane veered off the runway and collided with obstacles during landing rollout. The pilot chose to make an unscheduled landing due to worsening weather along his planned route of flight. The airplane's approach speed was 10 knots faster than normal. Upon landing, the runway was muddy and the pilot lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane continued off the runway and struck large rocks and cacti, substantially damaging the wings and main lading gear. The pilot stated that the airplane had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.