Piper PA-18-150 N4101E

Summary

On 22 March 2005 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N4101E was involved in an accident near Chandler, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 March 2005 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Chandler Municipal Airport (CHD)

Coordinates

33.2667, -111.8000

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N4101E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chandler → Chandler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05CA121

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane ground looped off the runway and collapsed the right main gear during a touch-and-go. The pilot reported that upon touchdown, he lost directional control and the airplane veered left and then ground looped off the runway. The right wing tip was damaged upon contact with the ground, and the right main landing gear collapsed. The pilot reported that the airplane had no mechanical failures or malfunctions prior to the loss of control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.