Piper PA-28-180 N6605J

Summary

On 13 October 2023 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N6605J was involved in an accident near Denton, Texas, 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

13 October 2023 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Denton, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO)

Coordinates

33.2012, -97.1966

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N6605J

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA016

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing with a tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was landing during a solo flight, and the airplane drifted to the left while between 100-200 ft above the runway. The student pilot initiated a go around. During the go around attempt, the main landing gear touched the ground; one wheel touched the runway surface, and the other wheel touched the grass adjacent to the runway. The right wing impacted the ground. The airplane departed the runway and came to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The student pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The student pilot further reported that the surface wind, as observed at the windsock, had shifted to a tailwind during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.