# Incident 19970528016539I: Piper PA12, Myrtle Beach, SC, May 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Myrtle Beach, SC
- Airport: Myrtle Beach Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7104° N, 78.8860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Myrtle Beach, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7104&lon=-78.8860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4421M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4421M-2023-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 50 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970528016539I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. KINNEY DID A WHEEL LANDING IN A PA-12, N4421M, IN GUSTY WIND WITH A SLIGHT TAILWIND. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DIMINISHED, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO WEATHERVANE TO THE RIGHT AND LEAVE THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST IN A DITCH BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND BUT DID NOT CAUSE SUDDEN STOPPAGE OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON LANDING TECHNIQUES AND GIVEN ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION.

## Other reports on N4421M (3)

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

- [Accident 20220528007919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220528007919A), May 28, 2022: Piper PA-12 (N4421M), North Myrtle Be, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After an uneventful banner drop, pilot was attempting to pick up second banner. The banner line was caught, and plane was executing the nose up maneuver, but…
- [Incident 20210919016199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210919016199I), Sep 19, 2021: Piper PA-12 (N4421M), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Eon-dra message text: Myrtle beach, SC: N4421M, PA12, made an emergency landing on the beach near 82nd ave due to the aircraft experiencing a sudden loss of…
- [Incident 20140704013649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140704013649I), Jul 4, 2014: Piper PA-12 (N4421M), N. Myrtle Beach, SC, No damage. On July 4, 2014 at approximately 1330, a parasail was struck by an aircraft banner in the vicinity of 17th street south in north Myrtle Beach, SC. The parasail…

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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