# Accident 19970818022669A: Piper PA18150, Chandler, AZ, August 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1997, 16:20 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HK8S
- Location: 33.3205° N, 111.8707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3205&lon=-111.8707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57528, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57528-2012-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,550 total, 225 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970818022669A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT USED TOO MUCH RUDDER BEGAN GROUND LOOP. INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO CORRECT DEPARTED RUNWAY STRUCK SIGN.

## 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 LAX97LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA294), Aug 18, 1997: Piper PA-18-150 (N57528), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's failure to maintain directional control due to excessive use of the rudder, and the instructor's delayed remedial action.

## Other reports on N57528 (5)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20030224018009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030224018009I), Feb 24, 2003: Piper PA18150 (N57528), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) During solo training flight student was practicing short field landing. Following touchdown, student locked brakes resulting in nose over of aircraft.…
- [Incident 20010726022659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726022659I), Jul 26, 2001: Piper PA18150 (N57528), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (.19) On July 26, 2001, about 1450 hours mountain standard time, a Piper PA-18-150, N57528, operated by Chandler air service, inc., Chandler, Arizona, ground…
- [Incident 20000829027009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000829027009I), Aug 29, 2000: Piper PA18150 (N57528), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (-23)Instructor took command of aircraft then applied brakes. Aircraft then struck propeller and spinner. The tail went down causing minor damage to the tail.
- [Incident 19931029049209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931029049209I), Oct 29, 1993: Piper PA18150 (N57528), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on a cross wind landing. Attempted a go around. Struck a runway sign.
- [Accident 19840203004419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840203004419A), Feb 3, 1984: Piper PA18150 (N57528), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Lost directional control while landing a tail dragger. Left the runway striking a taxiway lip. May have hit a brake

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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