Piper PA-28-140 N55634

Summary

On 22 March 2012 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N55634, operated by Executive Pilots, Inc, was involved in an accident near Jean, Nevada, 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

22 March 2012 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jean, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Jean Airport (0L7)

Coordinates

35.7678, -115.3244

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N55634

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Executive Pilots, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Las Vegas → Jean

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA142

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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During the landing roll, the student pilot, who was performing a series of touch-and-go landings and takeoffs, allowed the airplane to veer slightly to one side. While attempting to get the airplane realigned with the runway, he overcorrected. In his attempt to compensate for the overcorrection, he overcorrected in the opposite direction. This sequence of events resulted in a series of overcorrections followed by a loss of directional control, and the airplane departed the side of the runway. After departing the runway, the airplane made an abrupt turn of about 90 degrees, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing impacted the terrain, which resulted in structural damage to the wing. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.