# Accident 20030301002909A: Piper PA18150, Sacaton, AZ, March 1, 2003 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 1, 2003 - Place: Sacaton, AZ - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.2667° N, 111.8000° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2667&lon=-111.8000&mi=10 - Aircraft: N62712, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62712) (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: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA103) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030301002909A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) INSTRUCTOR BRIEFED HIS STUDENT ON TURNING THE CARBURETOR HEAT OFF AFTER LANDING AS PART OF THE TOUCH AND GO PROCEDURE. THE INSTRUCTOR SIMULATED A POWERPLANT FAILURE AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER BUT FAILED TO TURN OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT. THE INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT PRODUCING SUFFICIENT POWER AND TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE INSTRUCTOR MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID STRIKING A TREE HEAD-ON. THE WING STRUCK THE TREE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NOTE: THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL IS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE REAR SEAT (INSTRUCTOR'S SEAT). POST INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT YIELDED NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES. (.19) ON MARCH 1, 2003, ABOUT 1100 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-18-150, N62712, COLLIDED WITH OBSTACLES DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE DIRT STRIP NEAR CHANDLER, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY CHANDLER AIR SERVICE UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VIS UAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED CHANDLER ABOUT 1030. THE CFI STATED THAT WHILE EXECUTING A TOUCH-AND-GO, THE AIRPLANE DIDN'T FEEL LIKE IT WAS GETTING FULL POWER AND HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND INTO DESERT TERRAIN, COLLIDING WITH SOME LARGE BUSHES. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTORS REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRFRAME OR THE ENGINE. ## 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 LAX03LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA103), Mar 1, 2003: Piper PA-18-150 (N62712), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the CFI's inadequate supervision and delayed decision to abort the takeoff resulted in the runway overrun. ## Other reports on N62712 (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20130801013279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130801013279I), Aug 1, 2013: Piper PA-18-150 (N62712), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. Student working on obtaining a tailwheel endorsement was practicing wheel landings with instructor. On touchdown the aircraft bounced slightly and on the… - [Incident 20061104023589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061104023589I), Nov 4, 2006: Piper PA18150 (N62712), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Flight instructor [privacy data omitted] ^ stated that he was doing touch and goes on runway 4L at Chandler Municipal Airport. Aircraft touched down on… - [Accident 20060129001949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060129001949A), Jan 29, 2006: Piper PA18150 (N62712), Maricopa, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman landed at Maricopa ag center strip (3AZ2), a hard-packed dirt strip. Upon landing, airman drifted to the right and then overcorrected to the left,… - [Accident 20040518008409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040518008409A), May 18, 2004: Piper PA18150 (N62712), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot made successful main wheel landing. On roll out after resting tailwheel on runway, front seat student applied excessive braking action… 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. 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