Piper PA-28-161 N268ML

Summary

On 5 December 2008 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N268ML, operated by Oxford Airline Training Center Inc, was involved in an accident near Goodyear, 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

5 December 2008 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Goodyear, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR)

Coordinates

33.4283, -112.3797

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N268ML

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Oxford Airline Training Center Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Goodyear → Goodyear

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA054

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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

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The student pilot had been performing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. On the accident landing, the pilot reported touching down left of centerline. He corrected back to runway centerline and reconfigured the airplane for takeoff. As he applied full power the airplane pulled to the left. He corrected back to runway centerline, did not see any abnormalities, and decided that he had enough remaining runway to safely take off. He applied full power and the airplane pulled to the left again. The right wing dropped and the airplane traveled to the left of the runway. The pilot reduced power to idle and applied right rudder. As the airplane was departing the runway surface, he applied the brakes. The pilot stated that there was no noticeable response from the airplane and braced himself as the airplane struck a taxiway sign and spun across the dirt between the runway and taxiway. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane and reported that there were no preimpact mechanical anomalies that would have caused a loss of aircraft control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.