# Accident 19810215005819A: Piper PA12, Kelliher, MN, February 15, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kelliher, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9482° N, 94.4380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelliher, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9482&lon=-94.4380&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2560M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2560M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 46 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DER18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810215005819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE BROKE WHILE LANDING SKI-EQUIPPED AIRPLANE. FOUND RUSTED FATIQUE CRACK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81DER18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER18), Feb 15, 1981: Piper PA-12 (N2560M), Kelliher, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2560M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070926021849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070926021849A), Sep 26, 2007: Piper PA12 (N2560M), Detroit Lakes, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 26, 2007, at 1140 CST, a Piper cub owned by super cub flyers, inc. and operated by the pilot [privacy data omitted] had a hard landing after…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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