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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Flushing, MI · August 28, 1997

Date: August 28, 1997 · 18:45 local
Place: Flushing, MI
Airport: Daltons Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3065M
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI97LA274
Reported as: Piper PA12
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N3065MRegistration cancelled Jul 21, 1998 · Piper PA-12S/N 121751 Airframe modelPiper PA-12

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What happened

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Lost directional control landing downwind. Struck a hangar. (-23) aircraft landed rwy 18, departed left side of rwy. Left wingtip hit hangar and aircraft spun into hangar door. Substantial damage to aircraft and minor damage to hangar. There were no injuries. Pilot montague stated that left brake locked up causing aircraft to veer left. Inspection of brakes and braking system found no defects. Weather observations for fnt (6 miles s) showed winds from nw at 6-7 knots. Pilot log books show 6.6 hours since jan (97?) Of which 6.4 was cross country.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING DOWNWIND. STRUCK A HANGAR. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED RWY 18, DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RWY. LEFT WINGTIP HIT HANGAR AND AIRCRAFT SPUN INTO HANGAR DOOR. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO HANGAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PILOT MONTAGUE STATED THAT LEFT BRAKE LOCKED UP CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT. INSPECTION OF BRAKES AND BRAKING SYSTEM FOUND NO DEFECTS. WEATHER OBSERVATIONS FOR FNT (6 MILES S) SHOWED WINDS FROM NW AT 6-7 KNOTS. PILOT LOG BOOKS SHOW 6.6 HOURS SINCE JAN (97?) OF WHICH 6.4 WAS CROSS COUNTRY.

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 CHI97LA274Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlushing, MIthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind, the pilot's runway selection, and the hangar.Aug 28, 1997 · Substantial damage