Piper PA28 N7635F

Summary

On 25 August 2018 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N7635F was involved in an accident near Point Lookout, Missouri, 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

25 August 2018 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Point Lookout, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

M Graham Clark Downtown (PLK)

Coordinates

36.6258, -93.2289

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N7635F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Point Lookout → Point Lookout

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA516

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's inadvertent left brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with runway lights.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that, during the landing roll, he inadvertently applied the left toe brake while attempting to apply left rudder. The airplane veered left, and he attempted to regain directional control, but the airplane exited the left side of the runway and collided with runway lighting before coming to a stop. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. 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.