# Incident 20210207001619I: Piper PA-28-180, Chandler, AZ, February 7, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2021, 10:50 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N1188T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1188T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210207001619I

## Narrative

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

ON 2 FEBRUARY 2021, AT 1750 ZULU (Z), 1050 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME(MST), N1188T, A PIPER-PA-28-180, DEPARTED CHANDLER MUNI AIRPORT (CHD.  THE WEATHER WAS 10 STATUE MILES OF VISIBILITY WITH CLEAR SKIES AND CALM WINDS, ALTIMETER SETTING 29.99 INCHES OF MERCURY.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD WITH NO JURIES REPORTED.  ON CLIMB OUT THE PILOT REQUESTED TO RETURN TO CHD DUE TO A LOSING ENGINE COWLING.  THE AIRCRAFT TURNED DOWNWIND IN THE PATTERN WHEN THE COWLING DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED ROUGHLY OVER AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AREA NORTH OF THE TOWER.   NO PARTS WERE ABLE TO BE COLLECTED NOR WERE ANY REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC.  NO PUBLIC DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE RIGHT WING INBOARD SKIN.  NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FOUND.  THE ANNUAL FOR THE AIRCRAFT IS COMING DUE IN 2 MONTHS.

## Other reports on N1188T (1)

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

- [Incident 19990930028839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990930028839I), Sep 30, 1999: Piper PA28180 (N1188T), Parkersburg, WV, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that after landing he temporarily lost control allowing the airplane to depart the left side of runway 3. Before regaining control, the…

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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