- Date
- May 2, 1987, 16:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N25111Piper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870502012109A
- Case key
- 25585
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During and instructional flight on short and soft field landings, the pilot reported that during the landing roll an unobserved dust devil hit the aircraft. The aircraft was raised approximately 60 ft AGL. The instructor was unable to regain control and the aircraft collided with the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25111
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-80A0032
- Airframe hours
- 2,388
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L26, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chandler Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · April 3, 1987 · 46 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
- 37
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 627 total · 216 in this make and model · 506 as pilot in command · 303 in the last 90 days · 119 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHD, 8 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.