# Accident 20110427007839A: Piper PA-18-150, Chandler, AZ, April 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2011, 13:55 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2681° N, 111.8067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2681&lon=-111.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9683P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9683P) (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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 622 total, 27 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110427007839A

## Narrative

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

INTERVIEWED PILOT, AUDINE HOLM. STATES SHE HAD CONDUCTED AN HOUR OF DUEL EARLIER THAT DAY IN SUPER CUB. DURING THAT FLIGHT SHE COMPLETED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO'S. SHE THEN TOOK A SHORT BREAK FOR LUNCH AND AWAITED AIRCRAFT AVAILABILITY FOR HER NEXT FLIGHT SCHEDULED TO BE AROUND 13:30.ON THIS FLIGHT SHE STATES SHE COMPLETED A COUPLE TOUCH AND GO'S. ON THE LAST TOUCH AND GO (THE LANDING ON WHICH THE ACCIDENT OCCURED) SHE WAS ATTEMPTING A 3 POINT LANDING. THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED FIRST THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. MS. HOLM APPLIED CONTROLS TO TURN RIGHT QUICKLY TO AVOID TAXIWAY SIGNS, AND APPLIED FULL POWER TO PERFORM A GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT GOT ABOUT 5 FEET HIGH, THEN STRUCK THE RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND, AND CARTWHEELED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE AND RIGHT WING. WIND WAS APPROXIMATEL 110 AT 7 ACCORDING TO THE ATIS INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION WAS POSTED APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. MS. HOLM STATES SHE BELIEVED THE WIND WAS CHANGING DIRECTION AND SPEED FREQUENTLY DURING THE FLIGHT.

## 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 WPR11CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA212), Apr 27, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N9683P), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N9683P (1)

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

- [Accident 20140125000269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140125000269A), Jan 25, 2014: Piper PA-18-150 (N9683P), Wilcox, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot with one passenger landed in unknown terrain after making a few passes causing left main gear to collapse.

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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