19931022046419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Hamilton, MT · October 22, 1993

Date
October 22, 1993 · 14:45 local
Place
Hamilton, MT
Airport
Ravalli County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3568M
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA94LA019
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17 total14 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On second first solo landing. Bounced and porpoised and veered off runway into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

ON SECOND FIRST SOLO LANDING. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.