Piper PA28 N430PA

Summary

On 10 May 2018 at about 18:45 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N430PA, operated by AeroGuard Flight Training Center, was involved in an accident near Wickenburg, 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 May 2018 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Wickenburg, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Wickenburg Muni (E25)

Coordinates

33.9689, -112.7989

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N430PA

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

AeroGuard Flight Training Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gila Bend → Wickenburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA274

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in tailwind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that the approach was stable, but during the landing roll, when applying the brakes, the airplane veered to the right. He released the brakes because he thought he needed to maintain directional control, but he then reapplied the brakes. Subsequently, he added full power to go around, and after becoming airborne, the airplane turned left. The right wing struck a runway sign, the student reduced power and landed the airplane, and he then applied the brakes to stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the stabilator. The flight school's safety manager reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 13 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 210° at 7 knots. The airplane landed on runway 05.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.