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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Piper PA12 · Sheboygan, WI · May 13, 1997

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Date
May 13, 1997 · 12:15 local
Place
Sheboygan, WI
Airport
Sheboygan County Memorial Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N712MW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI97LA131
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total24 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Aircraft lost control on landing and crashed. (.4)the pilot reported that after making an uneventful three point landing in calm wind, the right wing suddenly rose. He was able to bring the wing back down, but directional control was lost and the airplane slid sideways to the right side of the runway. He reported that after the accident he noticed the wind sock would change quickly from limp to straight out. He reported that after the accident he checked the weather information in the lobby of the airport and it was indicating winds from 100 degrees at 7 knots. A weather reporting station 38 miles away reported calm winds at 1029 CDT and winds from 090 degrees at 8 knots at 1253 CDT. (-23) on landing rwy 03 during roll out, gust of wind picked up right wing causing loss of directional control. Aircraft slid sideways causing side load damage to left hand landing gear attach cluster in addition to fuselage structural damage. Aircraft came to rest at intersection of rwy 03 and 31. This report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND CRASHED. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL THREE POINT LANDING IN CALM WIND, THE RIGHT WING SUDDENLY ROSE. HE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE WING BACK DOWN, BUT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE AIRPLANE SLID SIDEWAYS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE REPORTED THAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT HE NOTICED THE WIND SOCK WOULD CHANGE QUICKLY FROM LIMP TO STRAIGHT OUT. HE REPORTED THAT AFTER THE ACCIDENT HE CHECKED THE WEATHER INFORMATION IN THE LOBBY OF THE AIRPORT AND IT WAS INDICATING WINDS FROM 100 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS. A WEATHER REPORTING STATION 38 MILES AWAY REPORTED CALM WINDS AT 1029 CDT AND WINDS FROM 090 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS AT 1253 CDT. (-23) ON LANDING RWY 03 DURING ROLL OUT, GUST OF WIND PICKED UP RIGHT WING CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRCRAFT SLID SIDEWAYS CAUSING SIDE LOAD DAMAGE TO LEFT HAND LANDING GEAR ATTACH CLUSTER IN ADDITION TO FUSELAGE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT INTERSECTION OF RWY 03 AND 31. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

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 CHI97LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSheboygan, WIthe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the sudden change in wind conditions.May 13, 1997 · Substantial damage