Piper PA-28-180 N9366J

Summary

On 9 April 2023 at about 00:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N9366J, operated by Red Rock Flight School, was involved in an accident near Mesa, 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

9 April 2023 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Mesa, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Falcon Field Airport (KFFZ)

Coordinates

33.4608, -111.7283

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N9366J

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Red Rock Flight School

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA148

Nobody was injured.

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

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 a solo flight, shortly after touchdown, he applied brakes and it felt like the airplane started to skid. He attempted to correct, but the airplane veered to the left and hit a taxiway sign, sustaining substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.