Aviat S-2C N4HV

Summary

On 14 November 2001 at about 21:20 local time, a Aviat S-2C registered N4HV, operated by Chandler Air Service, was involved in an accident near Chandler, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 November 2001 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Chandler (CHD)

Coordinates

33.2390, -111.7808

Aircraft

Aviat S-2C

Registration

N4HV

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Chandler Air Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chandler → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX02LA029

Nobody was injured.

Failure of the flight instructor to maintain directional control resulted in a departure from the runway surface and collision with a runway sign.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The airplane departed the right side of runway 22R and struck a taxiway sign. During the rollout, the nose of the airplane started to move to the left and the right, and the instructor took control of the airplane. The instructor straightened the nose and continued the rollout. As the airplane slowed, the airplane started to move to the right. The instructor pumped left rudder, but the airplane continued to the right. He applied and held full left rudder, but determined that the airplane would depart the runway. He released the left rudder pedal and intended to stop in the dirt. However, he did not see a runway sign, which collided with the lower right wing. The collision spun the airplane around resulting in substantial damage to the lower wing spar.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.