Piper PA28 N8475W

Summary

On 5 February 2018 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N8475W was involved in an accident near Metter, Georgia, 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 February 2018 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Metter, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Metter Muni (MHP)

Coordinates

32.3739, -82.0797

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N8475W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Metter → Metter

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA121

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during landing, he added "too much left rudder and/or brake," and the airplane veered off the left side of the runway and struck a taxiway sign. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.