# Accident 19870502012109A: Piper PA38112, Chandler, AZ, May 2, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1987, 16:10 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2407° N, 111.7805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2407&lon=-111.7805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25111, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25111-1989-10-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 627 total, 216 in this make and model, 303 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870502012109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL. A DUST DEVIL CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LIFT UP AND STALL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX87LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA201), May 2, 1987: Piper PA-38-112 (N25111), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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