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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Piper J3C65 · Chandler, AZ · February 22, 1998

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Date
February 22, 1998 · 14:00 local
Place
Chandler, AZ
Airport
Memorial Airfield Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N46PS
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX98LA094
Reported as
Piper J3C65
Reported engine
Continental C8512
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,362 total248 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ground looped. Landing. Collapsed a main landing gear. Damaged wing strut. (.4) the pilot was practicing touch-and-goes and lost directional control of the airplane during rollout from the last attempt. The pilot said that as the airplane veered off to the left side of the runway he attempted to correct the drift by applying full right rudder and full throttle. Before he was able to regain directional control of the airplane, the left gear struck a large bush on the edge of the runway. (-23) N46PS ground looped and subsequently collapsed a main landing gear strut during landing at Chandler, AZ airport.

As the FAA filed it

GROUND LOOPED. LANDING. COLLAPSED A MAIN LANDING GEAR. DAMAGED WING STRUT. (.4) THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GOES AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING ROLLOUT FROM THE LAST ATTEMPT. THE PILOT SAID THAT AS THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DRIFT BY APPLYING FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND FULL THROTTLE. BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, THE LEFT GEAR STRUCK A LARGE BUSH ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. (-23) N46PS GROUND LOOPED AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLAPSED A MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT DURING LANDING AT CHANDLER, AZ AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX98LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChandler, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.Feb 22, 1998 · Substantial damage