# Accident 20030321004699A: Piper PA18135, Chandler, AZ, March 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2003, 16:39 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (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: N2474Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2474Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290-D2 (registry code 42090, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030321004699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING FIRST LANDING DURING STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT. DURING LANDING ROLL THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## 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 LAX03LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA115), Mar 21, 2003: Piper PA-18-135 (N2474Z), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain directional control. A contributing factor is the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N2474Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20020601021599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020601021599I), Jun 1, 2002: Piper PA18135 (N2474Z), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) This was the student's first landing in a tailwheel airplane, with the instructor in the back seat. The student "got on the brakes" and 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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