Accident · 2025-05-05
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-05-05
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA28 (N7951W)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The student pilot’s inadvertent brake application during the touchdown, that resulted in abnormal runway contact and a loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot during the landing.
Source: NTSB case CEN25LA171Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight instructor | Airline transport pilot / Flight instructor / Commercial / Flight engineer | Airplane | 64 | Class 1 (2025-05-07) | 16,500 total · 122 in this make/model · 7,000 as PIC · 26 last 90 days |
| Student pilot pilot flying | Student | None | 30 | Class 1 (2025-03-05) | 10 total · 5 in this make/model · 10 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.