# NTSB LAX04CA214: Piper PA-18-150, N62712, Chandler, AZ, May 19, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 18, 2004, 17:23 local (May 19, 2004, 00:23 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 September 1, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 59262 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX04CA214 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59262/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA214 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper application of brakes during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, landing - roll - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane nosed over on the runway during the landing roll. The certified flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction were practicing touch-and-go's. The last landing was a wheel landing performed by the pilot receiving instruction. During the landing roll the pilot applied the wheel brakes, and the airplane nosed over on the runway. ## Factual narrative On May 18, 2004, at 1723 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-18-150, N62712, nosed over during the landing roll at Chandler Municipal Airport, Chandler, Arizona. Chandler Air Service operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The certified flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction were not injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The local instructional flight originated at Chandler Airport at 1635. The CFI stated in the Pilot/Operator Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that they remained in the airport traffic pattern the entire flight practicing touch-and-go's. The last landing was a wheel landing performed by the pilot receiving instruction. During the landing roll the pilot applied the wheel brakes, and the airplane nosed over on the runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N62712](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62712), registered now, S/N 18-7809105, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-18-150 - Registry model: [Piper PA-18-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (registry code 7101828) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18-7809105 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Chandler Air Service Inc - Registered owner: Chandler Air Service - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KCHD, Chandler, AZ - Destination: KCHD, Chandler, AZ - Airport: KCHD, Chandler, runway 22R ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 34; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; flight hours: 3,007 total, 620 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days, 78 in the last 30 days - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; flight hours: 5,860 total, 6 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Altimeter: 29.81 inHg - Observed at: KCHD ## 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 20040518008409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040518008409A), May 18, 2004: Piper PA18150, Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot made successful main wheel landing. On roll out after resting tailwheel on runway, front seat student applied excessive braking action… ## Other investigations on N62712 (2) 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 LAX06CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA097), Jan 29, 2006: Piper PA-18-150 (N62712), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. A factor was the soft dirt adjacent to the runway. - [NTSB LAX03LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA103), Mar 1, 2003: Piper PA-18-150 (N62712), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the CFI's inadequate supervision and delayed decision to abort the takeoff resulted in the runway overrun. 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.