Piper PA18 N83281

Summary

On 24 October 2009 at about 16:40 local time, a Piper PA18 registered N83281, operated by Chandler Air Service Inc., 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

24 October 2009 at 16:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Chandler Municipal Airport (CHD)

Coordinates

33.2692, -111.8111

Aircraft

Piper PA18

Registration

N83281

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Chandler Air Service Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chandler → Chandler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA030

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, the airplane started to drift to the right as he approached to land, at which time he corrected with left rudder. The student pilot stated, "As the plane touched down it entered a left turn and continued for 270 degrees before coming to a stop just off the runway." A postaccident examination revealed that the right wing had sustained substantial damage as a result of impact with terrain. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.