Piper PA-28R-180 N3953T
14 July 2009 · Tucson, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 July 2009 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-180 registered N3953T, operated by New Mexico Flying Eagle Inc., was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tucson International Airport (TUS)
- Coordinates
- 32.1094, -110.9378
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Registration
- N3953T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- New Mexico Flying Eagle Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tucson → Tucson
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA345
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
A hard landing or abnormal runway contact by one or both pilots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that prior to the flight he checked the weather, and preflighted the airplane. The pilot and a certified flight instructor (CFI) took off and conducted a series of practice flight maneuvers for his commercial pilot's license. After completing the maneuvers, the pilot and CFI returned to the airport to practice five landings then taxi the airplane to the parking area. After parking the airplane, a crack was observed on the wing above the right landing gear aft mount. Further examination of the airframe revealed the upper right wing and right main landing gear attachment point were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane's airframe or engine prior to the incident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2009 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Fallbrook, California, United States | M.Y. Air Corp | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2009 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Hilliard, Florida, United States | Garrison Chadrick | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 2009 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Nogales, Arizona, United States | Tiffin Aviation Service | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2009 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Scotia, New York, United States | Kolath Airlines LLC | Fatal | 3 |
| 26 Aug 2009 | Piper PA-28R-201 | Luray, Virginia, United States | Aviation Adventures | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2009 | Piper PA-28R | Santo Antonio do Leverger, Brazil | Jose Carlos De Souza Pires | Fatal | 3 |
All 1,342 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2009 | Cessna 172E | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2009 | De Havilland DHC-8 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Mesa Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 2009 | Piper PA-24-250 | Black Canyon City, Arizona, United States | Ralph Smith | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Dec 2009 | Cessna 182P | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 2009 | Cosmos PHASE 2 | Salome, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2009 | Robinson R22 BETA | Morristown, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |