# Accident 19970531020019A: Inland S300, Chandler, AZ, May 31, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1997, 07:15 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3209° N, 111.8204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3209&lon=-111.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540DH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: INLAND S300
- Reported engine: LYC O540A4D5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,823 total, 460 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970531020019A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT AILERON SEPERATED. STRUCK HORIZONTAL STABILIZER BENDING SPAR. USED BOGUS PARTS ON AILERON MODIFICATIONS.

## 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 LAX97LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA221), May 31, 1997: Staudaucher S300D (N540DH), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The owner/pilot's decision to use automotive hardware, which had not been heat treated, and the practice of adding aluminum plates to the trailing edge of the aileron without rebalancing the flight…

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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