# Accident 19990612045519A: Piper PA12, Panhandle, TX, June 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1999, 12:15 local time
- Place: Panhandle, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 35.3402° N, 101.3795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3402&lon=-101.3795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2699M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2699M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990612045519A

## Narrative

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

(-23)AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME THIS COMMERICAL PILOT INFLICTED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT DURING A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ROLL OUT ON A COUNTY ROAD 7 MILES SE OF PANHANDLE,TX. WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG WHICH HE SUSPECTED MAY HAVE BEEN STRUCTUAL FAILURE OF HIS 53 YEARS OLD AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY LOSS OF CONTROL BUT ELECTED TO LAND IMMEDIATELY.  DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR GOT OFF OF THE ROAD IN THE SOFT SHOULDER WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED AT BUFFALO AIRPORT IN AMA. AND WAS DESTINED FOR PANHANDLE, TX.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION FAILED TO FIND ANY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE LOUD BANG REPORTED BY THE PILOT.  THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## 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 FTW99LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA165), Jun 12, 1999: Piper PA-12 (N2699M), Panhandle, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the noise heard by the pilot that resulted in his decision to execute a precautionary landing.

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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