# Accident 19990306002069A: Piper PA12, Salem, OR, March 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1999, 16:30 local time
- Place: Salem, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0101° N, 122.9091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0101&lon=-122.9091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4328X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4328X) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990306002069A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 SEA99LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA040), Mar 6, 1999: Piper PA-12 (N4328X), Salem, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's misjudgment of distance/altitude on final approach, and overload of the left main landing gear. A factor was the embankment at the end of the landing strip.

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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