# Accident 20091024021759A: Piper PA18150, Chandler, AZ, October 24, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2009, 08:40 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- 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: N83281, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83281) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091024021759A

## Narrative

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

THIS WAS A SOLO FLIGHT FOR MR. GOVIG, HE LANDED JUST A LITTLE OFF CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, AND WHILE CORRECTING BACK TO CENTERLINE HE LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT.  THE RIGHT WING JUST BARELY TOUCHED THE GROUND BUT CAUSED SPAR DAMAGE TO THE WING.  HE TAXIED BACK TO THE TIEDOWN WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.  MR. GOVIG IS CONTINUING HIS TRAINING AND INTENDS TO OBTAIN A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE UPON COMPLETION OF THAT TRAINING.

## 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 WPR10CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA030), Oct 24, 2009: Piper PA18 (N83281), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

## Other reports on N83281 (1)

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

- [Incident 20130221002999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130221002999I), Feb 21, 2013: Piper PA-18-150 (N83281), Chandler, AZ, No damage. N83281, SN18-7609064, was being used for flight training with air agency: Chandler air service, cert# HQ8S. The instruction flight took off at approximately…

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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