Piper PA-28-180 N32258

Summary

On 2 February 2000 at about 00:09 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N32258, operated by Spitfire Aviation, was involved in an accident near Santa Barbara, California, 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

2 February 2000 at 00:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Nearest airport

Santa Barbara (KSBA)

Coordinates

34.4299, -119.6793

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-180

Registration

N32258

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Spitfire Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA084

Nobody was injured.

The dual student's loss of directional control and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor stated that they were planning to practice touch-and go landings. The student pilot had already performed one touch-and-go, which the flight instructor described as 'normal.' According to the flight instructor, during the accident sequence, the airplane had already touched down when it suddenly veered off to the left side of the runway. He said he took control of the airplane, but before he could regain directional control, it struck a series of three taxiway signs, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and collapsing the left landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.