# Accident 20050216007519A: Piper PA28161, Chandler, AZ, February 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2005, 16:30 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: 33.2692° N, 111.8111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2692&lon=-111.8111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80565, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80565-2007-01-23) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050216007519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT STATES THAT HE HAD COMPLETED MULTIPLE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON HIS FINAL LANDING, DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIGT TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED ONLY THE RIGHT BRAKE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDE WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN.

## 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 LAX05CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA098), Feb 17, 2005: Piper PA-28-161 (N80565), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the students pilot's failure to maintain directional control resulting in a collision with the taxiway sign.

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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