- Date
- July 19, 1998, 07:49 local (14:49 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2148YPiper PA-28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980719031109A
- Case key
- 43193
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft during takeoff.
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
The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings. During the takeoff, he pitched forward to obtain ground effect and the aircraft veered off to the left side of the runway and touched down in the grassy area between the parallel runways. The aircraft continued forward for about 200 yards. The pilot reported that he steered the airplane back to the runway, took off, completed a traffic pattern circuit and landed. While he was taxiing back, he noticed that the wing was damaged and was told that he had hit a sign next to the runway. The pilot reported that the winds were from 200 degrees at 5 knots. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the aircraft prior to the accident.
Factual narrative
On July 19, 1998, at 0749 hours mountain standard time, a Piper PA-28-161, N2148Y, struck a runway sign during takeoff at the Chandler, Arizona, airport. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The local flight originated at 0730 and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.
The pilot reported that he was practicing touch-and-go landings to runway 22R. During the takeoff, he pitched forward for ground effect and the aircraft veered off to the left side of the runway and touched down in the grassy area between the parallel runways. The aircraft continued forward for approximately 200 yards. The pilot reported that he steered the airplane back toward the runway, took off, and completed a short field landing. While he was taxiing back, he noticed that the wing was damaged and was told that he had hit a sign next to the runway.
The pilot reported that the winds were from 200 degrees at 5 knots. He further reported that he had not experienced any mechanical malfunction with the aircraft prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2148Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7916359
- Airframe hours
- 8,329
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chandler Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 19, 1998 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- CHD
- Airport
- CHD · Chandler, runway 22R, 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 31 total · 31 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.