# Incident 19950114003359I: Piper PA12, Brownsville, TX, January 14, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1995, 10:30 local time
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville-South Padre International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9017° N, 97.4975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9017&lon=-97.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2963M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2963M) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950114003359I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN AND AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT PROCEEDED TO GROUND LOOP. PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND AIRCRAFT HEADED FOR THE GRASS. PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY DESIGNATION SIGN AND LEFT GEAR THEN STRUCK THE SIGN AND FOLDED. AT THIS POINT ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND STRUCK THE GRASS SEVERAL TIMES. AIRCRAFT SLOWLY SLID TO A STOP COMING TO REST ON LEFT MAIN TIRE UNDER FUSELAGE AND FINALLY WING (LEFT) CAME TO SETTLE ON GRASS. PILOT STATED HE THEN TURNED OFF FUEL VALVE AND SHUT DOWN POWER IN REVERSE ORDER. MAJOR DAMAGE INCLUDED BREAKING OFF OF LANDING GEAR AND SLIGHT BENDING OF PROPELLER. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SCUFFING OF FABRIC AND BENDING OF COWLING. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURIES. THIS OFFICE CONSIDERS THIS INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2963M (1)

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

- [Incident 20000928030309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000928030309I), Sep 28, 2000: Piper PA12 (N2963M), Harlingen, TX, Minor damage. (-23)[privacy data omitted] the pilot of N2963M, a PA-12 was in the process of taxing for departure on runway 35R when he was hit by a gust of wind and nosed…

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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