# Incident 20010726022659I: Piper PA18150, Chandler, AZ, July 26, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2001, 14:50 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2691° N, 111.8111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHANDLER MUNI (CHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2691&lon=-111.8111&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010726022659I

## Narrative

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

(.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 LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 22L AT THE CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM CHANDLER ABOUT 1440. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT HE MADE A NORMAL THREE-POINT LANDING. DURING ROLLOUT, A WIND GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE PRESSURE TO CORRECT THE YAWING TENDENCY. THEREAFTER, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AS IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE DURING THE MISHAP. THE REPORTED SURFACE WIND WAS FROM 180 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. (-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 22L AT THE CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CHANDLER, AZ. DURING LAST LANDING ROLLOUT PILOT LOST                CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. DOWNGRADED FROM ACCIDENT TO INCIDENT.

## 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 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.
- [Accident 19970818022669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970818022669A), Aug 18, 1997: Piper PA18150 (N57528), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Student used too much rudder began ground loop. Instructor unable to correct departed runway struck sign.
- [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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