- Date
- November 17, 1986, 10:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4101EPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861117056149A
- Case key
- 25472
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At the end of a local pleasure flight, the pilot attempted a downwind landing by following other traffic in the pattern. During touchdown, the left wing lifted. The pilot corrected by moving the control stick to the left. At that time, the aircraft became airborne and the right wing lifted. The pilot then corrected by moving the control to the right. Subsequently, the aircraft touched down hard on the main landing gear. The pilot was attempting to apply brakes when the aircraft ground looped & was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4101E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7809068
- Airframe hours
- 2,656
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James D. Vaughan
- Registered owner
- Mike Hickey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 3, 1986 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- P10 · Chandler, AZ
- Airport
- P10 · Chandler, runway 22, 4,395 × 75 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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 258 total · 12 in this make and model · 152 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
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 N4101E · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.