# Accident 19940628017099A: Piper PA12, Germansville, PA, June 28, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1994, 10:45 local time
- Place: Germansville, PA
- Airport: Flying M Aerodrome Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7205° N, 75.7090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7205&lon=-75.7090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3807M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3807M) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940628017099A

## Narrative

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

UNCORRECTED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL RESULTED IN LANDING SHORT IN CORNSTALKS. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 BFO94LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA119), Jun 28, 1994: Piper PA-12 (N3807M), Germansville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain a proper descent rate which resulted in an undershoot.

## Other reports on N3807M (1)

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

- [Incident 19911018052879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911018052879I), Oct 18, 1991: Piper PA12 (N3807M), Wheeling, WV. Vehicle driving on runway when aircraft landed in opposite directrion. Radio out and low on fuel.

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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