- Date
- May 1, 1982, 09:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N82016Piper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820501013469A
- Case key
- 70186
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing roll the pilot stated that a gust of wind or a dust devil picked up the left wing and turned the aircraft to the right. The aircraft departed the runway and went into a small plowed field coming to rest in the opposite direction of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82016
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7909052
- Airframe hours
- 550
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mesa Aviation
- Registered owner
- Mesa Aviation
- Departed
- L07 · Mesa, AZ
- Destination
- GWO · Greenwood, MS
- Airport
- P19 · Steller Airpark, runway 17, 3,980 × 70 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 409 total · 2 in this make and model · 369 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 183 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N82016 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.