# Accident 19970828037929A: Piper PA12, Flushing, MI, August 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1997, 18:45 local time
- Place: Flushing, MI
- Airport: Daltons Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0605° N, 83.8397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0605&lon=-83.8397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3065M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3065M-1998-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970828037929A

## Narrative

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

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA274), Aug 28, 1997: Piper PA-12 (N3065M), Flushing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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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