No fatalities

12 Dec 2018: Piper PA28 140 — Chino, CA

Chino, CA, United States

On 12 Dec 2018, a Piper PA28 140 was involved in an aviation accident near Chino, CA. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during landing. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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During a training landing, the airplane skidded left after brake or rudder input, exited the runway, struck a sign, and came to rest inverted. No mechanical issues were reported.

Sequence of Events

During a landing conducted as part of flight training, the flight instructor reported that he was on the flight controls while the student pilot was flying. At touchdown, the airplane was positioned to the right of the runway centerline. The student pilot then either applied left brake or left rudder input. This action caused the airplane to enter a skid. To counter the skid, the flight instructor applied full right rudder. Despite this input, the airplane continued to deviate left and exited the runway. It subsequently struck a runway sign. After striking the sign, the airplane came to rest inverted.

Damage Assessment

The accident resulted in substantial damage to the airplane. Specifically, the fuselage and empennage sustained substantial damage.

Pilot Statements

The flight instructor reported that no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions were present that would have precluded normal operation. The airplane was operating normally prior to the event.

Contributing factors

Causes

Directional control — Not attained/maintainedInstructor/check pilot

Other contributing factors

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