Piper PA28 N7205J

Summary

On 9 September 2018 at about 19:43 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N7205J, operated by Dubois Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Chino, California, 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 September 2018 at 19:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Chino, California, United States

Nearest airport

Chino (CNO)

Coordinates

33.9747, -117.6364

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N7205J

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Dubois Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chino → Chino

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA542

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain lateral control during the aborted landing.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that he was performing touch-and-go landings during a solo flight in the traffic pattern. During the fifth landing, the airplane drifted over the runway's left edge. He attempted to abort the landing by increasing power, but he did not apply enough right rudder. The airplane banked hard to the left before colliding with a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The student reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.