# Accident 19980629015269A: Trytek 65CA, Phoenix, AZ, June 29, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 29, 1998, 10:05 local time - Place: Phoenix, AZ - Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHOENIX DEER VALLEY (DVT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0826&mi=10 - Aircraft: N34482, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34482-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Aeronca 65-CA (registry code 0190922, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-65-ca) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: TRYTEK 65CA - Reported engine: CONT A658 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 145 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA217) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980629015269A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JUNE 29, 1998, AT 1005 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN AERONCA CHIEF 65-CA, N34482, STRUCK THE LIGHTS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT THE DEER VALLEY AIRPORT, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS TERMINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PERFORMED A FULL-STALL LANDING ON RUNWAY 25R. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED AILERON TO TRY TO KEEP THE PLANE LEVEL, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE LEFT. HE REPORTED THAT TO AVOID HAVING THE RIGHT WING CONTACT THE GROUND, HE DECIDED TO ROLL OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR (VASI) LIGHTS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NOT NOTICED ANY CROSSWIND COMPONENT ON THE FINAL APPROACH. THE WIND WAS FROM 220 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. (.4) THE PILOT PERFORMED A FULL-STALL LANDING AND, DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED AILERON TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT LEVEL, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE LEFT. HE DECIDED TO ROLL OFF THE RUNWAY IN ORDER TO AVOID HAVING THE RIGHT WING CONTACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE VISUAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NOT NOTED ANY CROSSWIND COMPONENT NOTICED ON THE FINAL APPROACH. HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. (-23) PILOT REPORTED NORMAL LANDING. ON ROLLOUT SPEED WAS ESTIMATED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE PLANE PULLED SEVERELY TO THE LEFT. AILERON WAS APPLIED TO KEEP THE PLANE LEVEL. THE WHEELS SQUEALED AND THE PLANE CONTINUED TO PULL HARD TO THE LEFT. IN ORDER TO AVOID CONTACTING THE RIGHT WING WITH THE GROUND, THE PILOT OPTED TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY. SPEED DEPARTING THE RUNWAY WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE VERTICAL APPROACH SLOPE INDICATOR (VASI). PLANE WAS TAXIED BACK TO HANGAR. ## 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 LAX98LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA217), Jun 29, 1998: Aeronca Chief 65-CA (N34482), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing rollout. ## Other reports on N34482 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20050513009539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050513009539A), May 13, 2005: Trytek 65CA (N34482), Sanborn, NY, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 13, 2005, at 1130 EDT, a Aeronca chief, N34482 registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] lost power after take off and landed in a wooded… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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