- Date
- August 24, 1990, 08:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N25658Piper PA38
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900824036309A
- Case key
- 26906
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Probable cause
The student pilot's loss of control during takeoff. His inexperience in the aircraft and improper use of the flight controls were factors in the accident.
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.
Analysis
After practicing landings for about one hour the student pilot initiated another takeoff. The aircraft's nose rose unexpectedly and the student pilot attempted to correct the uncommanded climb. The aircraft nosed over and collided with the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25658
- Reported as
- Piper PA38
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3881A10041
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2L, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Chandler Air Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Unknown
- Departed
- P10
- Destination
- P10
- Airport
- P10 · Chandler Muni, 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
- 46
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 30 total · 30 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 26 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °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.