Incident Piper PA-28-181 Archer III N4131U, Friday 21 November 2025
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Date:Friday 21 November 2025
Time:c. 08:14 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic P28A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-28-181 Archer III
Owner/operator:Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Registration: N4131U
MSN: 2843199
Year of manufacture:1998
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Incident
Location:Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG/TJIG), San Juan -   Puerto Rico
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:San Juan-Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG/TJIG)
Destination airport:San Juan-Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG/TJIG)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
A Piper PA-28-181 Archer III, N4131U, sustained minor damage in an incident at Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG/TJIG), Puerto Rico. The flight instructor and student pilot were not injured

Preliminary information indicates the airplane lost its right mainwheel while performing a touch go on runway 9. It burned off fuel and subsequently made a safe emergency landing on runway 9.

Weather:
METAR TJIG 211245Z 00000KT 10SM SCT030 SCT070 28/23 A3000 RMK ATIS D

Sources:

https://www.elvocero.com/ley-y-orden/profesor-y-estudiante-sufren-percance-en-avioneta-en-san-juan/article_fe4e5130-2d44-4d67-b1f0-85acd280bec5.html
https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/puerto-rico/avioneta-realiza-aterrizaje-forzoso-en-aeropuerto-de-isla-grande/2765243/

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=4131U
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N4131U/history/20251121/1100Z/TJIG/TJIG

https://photos.flightaware.com/photos/retriever/fb27232c5294eec74bb5a5c7ec123b78a6d01f79 (photo)

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Nov-2025 09:56 gerard57 Added
22-Nov-2025 14:50 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, Category, ]
22-Nov-2025 17:37 Captain Adam Updated [Narrative, ]
23-Nov-2025 17:49 RobertMB Updated [Location, Narrative, ]
26-Nov-2025 22:21 Captain Adam Updated [Narrative, ]

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