# Incident 20130221002999I: Piper PA-18-150, Chandler, AZ, February 21, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2013, 10:50 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: HQ8S
- Location: 33.2691° N, 111.8111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHANDLER MUNI (CHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2691&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 PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130221002999I

## Narrative

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

N83281, SN18-7609064,  WAS BEING USED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING WITH AIR AGENCY: CHANDLER AIR SERVICE, CERT# HQ8S. THE INSTRUCTION FLIGHT TOOK OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 1000HRS ON 2/21/2013. AT APPROXIMATELY 1045HRS THE AIRCRAFT PILOT EXPERIENCED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RECOVER POWER AFTER COMPLETION OF A LOW POWER TRAINING EXERCISE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE STUDENT PILOT AT THE TIME THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TOOK OVER COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INITIATED RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD. THE CFI OBSERVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO THE AIRFIELD AND THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A AGRICULTURE FIELD APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES SOUTH OF THE AIRFIELD.

THE LANDING IN THE FIELD HAD NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. IN ADDITION THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PERSONNEL ABOARD.

INVESTIGATION INTO THE AIRCRAFT IDENTIFIED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL CLAMP ASSEMBLY, PN: 12408-000, HAD BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES. THE BREAK WAS JUST ABOVE THE BRAZING OF THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE CLAMP. THE CLAMP WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE TESTED FOR FULL FUEL CONTROL WITH THE NEW PART IN. THE TRAINING SCHOOLS MAINTENANCE PERSON CHECKED OUT THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS AIRWORTHY FOR RETURN FLIGHT PENDING INVESTIGATION OF THE FIELD TO BE USED FOR TAKE OFF.

THE PILOT THEN REPORTED CHECKED OUT THE FIELD FOR ANY POTENTIAL OBSTRUCTIONS THAT WOULD PREVENT A SAFE TAKE OFF FROM THE LEVEL FIELD. NO OBSTRUCTIONS WERE OBSERVED ANT THE CFI PILOT PERFORMED A TAKE OFF AND RETURNED TO CHD.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS AGAIN INSPECTED BY THE TRAINING LOCATION AND DID NOT OBSERVE ANY DAMAGE AFTER A DETAILED INSPECTION.

## Other reports on N83281 (1)

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

- [Accident 20091024021759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091024021759A), Oct 24, 2009: Piper PA18150 (N83281), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. 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…

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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