# Accident 19980222001699A: Piper J3C65, Chandler, AZ, February 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Memorial Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3204° N, 111.8197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3204&lon=-111.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46PS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,362 total, 248 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980222001699A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 LAX98LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA094), Feb 22, 1998: Piper J3 (N46PS), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.

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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