ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 286195
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| Date: | Friday 28 March 2008 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-201 |
| Owner/operator: | Westwind Aviation Inc. |
| Registration: | N963WW |
| MSN: | 2844023 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming IO-360-C1C6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phoenix, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Deer Valley Airport, AZ (DVT/KDVT) |
| Phoenix-Deer Valley Airport, AZ (DVT/KDVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, who was training for her certified flight instructor certificate, was returning to the airport. Following the first touch down on the runway, she felt that "...something was wrong with the rudder pedals." She felt a slight tugging to the right, but once the airplane was airborne again she no longer felt this tugging. She then retracted the landing gear. As she was on downwind, she extended the landing gear and the green light for the nose gear momentarily flickered but became a solid green light. As she turned onto the final leg of the traffic pattern, she verified that the landing gear were down and locked. Upon touchdown, she immediately felt the airplane tugging to the right side and decided to abort the takeoff. The pilot began to pull the power back to idle and apply braking, while leaving the flaps extended. As she applied the brakes, the airplane pulled to the right, which felt to the pilot like the right brake was locked. The pilot removed her feet from the brakes evenly and the airplane turned quickly to the right. She attempted to correct with left rudder inputs; however, the airplane collided with a sign and sustained substantial damage to the right wing. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector reported that there were marks on the runway, consistent with the airplane touching down with the landing gear not pointed directly down the runway. Inspection of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions with the landing gear or braking system. Review of the maintenance records did not indicate any recent discrepancy reports involving the landing gear or braking system.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA08CA097
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 May 2012 | N963WW | Westwind Aviation Inc. | 0 | Peoria, Arizona | |
sub |
| Runway excursion | ||||||
| 24 February 2015 | N963WW | Westwind School of Aeronautics | 0 | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (KDVT), Phoenix, AZ | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Oct-2022 07:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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