19990306002069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Salem, OR · March 6, 1999

Date
March 6, 1999 · 16:30 local
Place
Salem, OR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4328X
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA99LA040
Reported as
Piper PA12
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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Acft flipped over after landing. Other circumstances are unknown. (-23) it appears that while attempting to land on a private air strip, the a/c's landing wheel first contacted the north end of the elevated air strip short of the landing area. The a/c's landing gear collapsed, the nose of the a/c contacted the ground, and the a/c flipped on its back coming to rest upside down at a 45 degree angle. privacy data omittedSustained minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) IT APPEARS THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A PRIVATE AIR STRIP, THE A/C'S LANDING WHEEL FIRST CONTACTED THE NORTH END OF THE ELEVATED AIR STRIP SHORT OF THE LANDING AREA. THE A/C'S LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THE NOSE OF THE A/C CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND THE A/C FLIPPED ON ITS BACK COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. ^PRIVACY DA^SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.