# Accident 19991128047119A: Piper PA12, Goldendale, WA, November 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1999, 13:45 local time
- Place: Goldendale, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8401° N, 120.7599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8401&lon=-120.7599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7243V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7243V) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 653 total, 387 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991128047119A

## Narrative

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

(.4)DURING A LANDING ON A 30 FOOT WIDE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AFTER CONTACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. WHILE IT WAS AIRBORNE, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO AN EXTENT THAT WOULD ENSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED WITHIN THE LATERAL BOUNDARIES OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE DURING THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE SECOND TIME, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS OFF THE RUNWAY. SOON AFTER THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL IMPACTED A ROCK THAT WAS JUST OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE COLLISION WITH THE ROCK RESULTED IN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG COLLAPSING AND THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE TERRAIN. (-23)ON NOVEMBER 28, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 PST, DWAYNE HANSEN DEPARTED PEARSON AIR-PARK ON N7243V, PA-12, FOR A SHORT FLIGHT TO HIS PRIVATE AIR STRIP LOCATED AT 17 PIPER CANYON ROAD, PORTLAND, OREGON.  THE AIRSTRIP IS 30 FEET WIDE AND 1400 FEET LONG.  DURING THE ATTEMPTED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A ROCK, LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, THE WING TIP AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.  NO INJURIES.

## 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 SEA00LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA024), Nov 28, 1999: Piper PA-12 (N7243V), Goldendale, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was a rock just off the edge of the runway surface.

## Other reports on N7243V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080113000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080113000199A), Jan 13, 2008: Piper PA12 (N7243V), Centerville, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 13, 2008 the pilot and one passenger departed a private runway (9WA4) and flew to the dalles, airport (kdls) for fuel. After fueling the left…

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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