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| Date: | Friday 7 January 2005 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-151 |
| Owner/operator: | International Airline Training Academy |
| Registration: | N151MM |
| MSN: | 28-7715129 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E3D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tucson, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Tucson-Ryan Field, AZ (KRYN) |
| Tucson-Ryan Field, AZ (KRYN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane struck a taxiway location sign during landing rollout. On the student's fourth and final solo practice landing, the airplane touched down on runway 24L. The pilot maneuvered the airplane off the runway centerline and prepared to exit the runway at taxiway B2. Approaching the taxiway, the pilot applied strong brake pressure, attempting to dissipate forward speed, and began a turn onto the taxiway. The turn shifted the airplane's weight distribution, and the pilot, worried that the airplane would tip over, compensated by stopping the turn. The airplane overran the taxiway and struck the taxiway location sign.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX05CA066
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 August 2025 | N151MM | Private | 0 | Kalispell City Airport (S27), Kalispell, MT | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Oct-2022 18:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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