# NTSB LAX03LA021: Boeing A75N1, N53404, Chandler, AZ, November 3, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 3, 2002, 09:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Chandler, AZ - Coordinates: 33.269165, -111.811111 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2692&lon=-111.8111&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 28, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 56016 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX03LA021 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56016/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA021 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - soft - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The airplane veered off the runway and nosed over in soft ground. During landing, the airplane bounced and the pilot did not pull the elevator control stick aft far enough and the airplane bounced again. Thereafter, the pilot increased engine power in a recovery attempt, and he lost directional control. The surface wind was calm at the time. The runway was 4,401 feet long by 75 feet wide. The pilot acknowledged that the accident resulted from pilot error. ## Factual narrative On November 3, 2002, at 0930 mountain standard time, a Boeing A75N1, N53404, nosed over during landing at the Chandler Municipal Airport, Chandler, Arizona. The airplane was substantially damaged. Neither the private pilot nor the passenger was injured. The airplane was owned by the pilot and operated on the personal flight under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Deer Valley, Arizona, about 0900. The pilot reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that he and his friend planned to fly to Chandler for breakfast. The pilot landed on runway 04L, which is 4,401 feet long by 75 feet wide. The wind was calm. The pilot indicated that the airplane bounced upon touchdown. Thereafter, he did not pull the elevator control stick aft enough, and the airplane bounced again. The pilot stated that he increased engine power in an attempt to "save the aircraft," but he lost directional control. The airplane veered off the runway and nosed over in the soft ground. In summary, the pilot indicated that no mechanical malfunctions were evident with his airplane, and the accident was just his error. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N53404](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53404), registered now, S/N 75-2269 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing A75N1 - Registry model: [Boeing A75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (registry code 1380165) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-2269 - Airframe hours: 5386 - Engines: Continental W670 220 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Scott R. Fink - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: Annual, July 21, 2002, 33 hours before - Departed: DVT, Deer Valley, AZ - Destination: CHD, Chandler, AZ - Airport: CHD, Chandler Municipal, runway 04L, 4,401 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review August 18, 2002; seat: rear; flight hours: 788 total, 30 in this make and model, 711 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: CHD ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20021103033109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021103033109A), Nov 3, 2002: Boeing A75N1, Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman states he was landing runway 4L at chd, winds reported calm, and during landing he lost directional control of the aircraft, which ended up… ## Other investigations on N53404 (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 LAX99LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA152), Apr 15, 1999: Boeing A75N1 (N53404), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue flight into a known adverse weather condition, and, his failure to adequately compensate for the crosswind gust condition and maintain directional control during the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.