# Accident 19981122032029A: Piper PA12, Carroll, IA, November 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: Carroll, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0606° N, 94.8590° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0606&lon=-94.8590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92585, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92585) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 38 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981122032029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. HICKS WAS FLYING FROM SAUK CENTER, MN. (D39) TO CARROLL, IA (CIN). AT ABOUT 1530 LOCAL TIME HE REPORTED THE ENGINE QUIT APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 MILES NORTH OF CIN. MR. HICKS STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED A RESTART AND CHECKED THE FUEL SELECTOR, AND THEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A HAY FIELD THAT WAS SITUATED ON AN EAST WEST LINE AND 1/2 MILE LONG. THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE INTENDED LANDING AREA, AND WAS UPSIDE DOWN IN A PLOWED FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND TAIL SECTION. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE OR FUEL AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. MR. HICKS STATED THAT HE HAD FUELED THE AIRPLANE WITH 20 GALLONS OF AUTO FUEL PRIOR TO DEPARTING (D39). ACCORDING TO STATEMENTS, THE FLIGHT WAS JUST UNDER 3 HOURS OF DURATION. (.4) THE PILOT SAID HE ADDED 5-GALLONS OF AUTO FUEL TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING TANKS BEFORE DEPARTURE.  HE SAID HE DIDN'T VISUALLY CHECK THE FUEL, BUT FELT IT WITH HIS FINGER IN EACH FUEL TANK.  WHILE ENROUTE TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE ENGINE STOPPED OPERATING WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 8-MINUTES NORTH OF THE AIRPORT, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT.  THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED                                                                         THE AIRPLANE ON A DOWN-SLOPED FIELD. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE END OF THE FIELD THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED ELEVATOR BACK-PRESSURE TO GET THE AIRPLANE TO JUMP THE DITCHES AT ITS END. THE AIRPLANE LANDED ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND BOUNCED ONTO A PLOWED FIELD, NOSING OVER. THE ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED EMPTY FUEL TANKS. THE RIGHT WING HAD A COLORED STAIN SIMILAR TO FUEL THAT STARTED AT THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND WENT AFT TO THE TRAILING EDGE. THERE WAS NO COLORED STAIN NEAR THE LEFT WING'S FUEL FILLER NECK.

## 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 CHI99LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA034), Nov 22, 1998: Piper PA-12 (N92585), Carrol, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight inpection of the fuel tanks and filler neck caps before departure. Factors associated with this accident were the leaking right wing fuel tank filler cap and fuel…

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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