- Date
- October 24, 1984, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72480Piper PA-22-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 24586
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Diverted attentionCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedFactor
Remedial action - delayedCause
Supervision - inadequateCause
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofCause
Nose over
Analysis
The student plt started to retract the flaps during a touch-&-go landing with a CFI on board the acft. The acft veered and the CFI took control. During this time the student applied the brakes. The right main landing gear went into the dirt and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72480
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-5074
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chandler Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- P10
- Airport
- P10 · Chandler, runway 22, 4,400 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 24 in this make and model · 652 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHD, 10 nm away