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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Roselle, IL · July 13, 1996

Date: July 13, 1996 · 12:54 local
Place: Roselle, IL
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N25JP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96FA237
Reported as: Piper PA12
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,000 total

N25JPRegistration cancelled Sep 27, 2012 · Piper PA-12S/N 12-1885 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Lost control after picking up a banner that snagged rudder. Unable release banner. Stalled. Crashed. (-23) the aircraft collided with the terrain following a loss of control during a banner tow operation. Shortly after picking up the banner, the PIC transmitted on UNICOM frequency that his rudder was jammed, and that he could not release the banner. After the third attempt to land, the banner snagged an obstruction during the go-around. The aircraft stalled, impacted the terrain, and was destroyed. The PIC received fatal injuries.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AFTER PICKING UP A BANNER THAT SNAGGED RUDDER. UNABLE RELEASE BANNER. STALLED. CRASHED. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING A BANNER TOW OPERATION. SHORTLY AFTER PICKING UP THE BANNER, THE PIC TRANSMITTED ON UNICOM FREQUENCY THAT HIS RUDDER WAS JAMMED, AND THAT HE COULD NOT RELEASE THE BANNER. AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO LAND, THE BANNER SNAGGED AN OBSTRUCTION DURING THE GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PIC RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI96FA237Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportRoselle, ILthe pilot's improper decision to perform a go-around, while there was restricted rudder movement and the banner was still attached to the airplane, which resulted in a loss of airspeed and an inadvertent stall. Factors relating to the accident were: the…Jul 13, 1996 · Destroyed