# Accident 19980719031109A: Piper PA28161, Chandler, AZ, July 19, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1998, 07:49 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2408° N, 111.7796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2408&lon=-111.7796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2148Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2148Y-2018-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980719031109A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AN-GO LANDINGS. DURING HE TAKEOFF, HE PITCHED FORWARD TO OBTAIN GROUND EFFECT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE PARALLEL RUNWAYS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FORWARD FOR ABOUT 200 YARDS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE STEERED THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE RUNWAY, TOOK OFF, COMPLETED A TRAFFIC PATTERN CIRCUIT AND LANDED. WHILE HE WAS TAXING BACK, HE NOTICED THAT THE WING WAS DAMAGED AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD HIT A SIGN NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 200 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. (-23) SEE ATTACHED NARRATIVE. NO NARRATIVE ATTACHED.

## 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 LAX98LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA239), Jul 19, 1998: Piper PA-28-161 (N2148Y), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during takeoff.

## Other reports on N2148Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20070709016489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070709016489I), Jul 9, 2007: Piper PA28161 (N2148Y), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Student flying on first solo flight. Flew first landing and slowed rapidly on rwy 22R to make taxiway k turnoff. Engine quit as aircraft decelerated…

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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.