Piper PA-28-140 N5610U

Summary

On 20 January 2023 at about 14:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N5610U, operated by Anderson Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near San Antonio, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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

20 January 2023 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Bulverde (1TT8)

Coordinates

29.7390, -98.4510

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N5610U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1969

Engines

1

Operator

Anderson Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA089

Nobody was injured.

The 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 flight instructor reported that she and her student pilot were practicing landings on runway 34. The instructor stated that the student pilot compensated for a crosswind out of the east. The student reported that she compensated with right aileron and left rudder; however, upon touchdown and landing roll-out, she did not release the left rudder pressure and the airplane began to veer to the left. The instructor attempted to correct the deviation and bring the airplane back to runway centerline, but the airplane impacted a ditch on the side of the runway and flipped over. Both wings and vertical stabilizer were substantially damaged. The pilots reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.