# Incident 20000928030309I: Piper PA12, Harlingen, TX, September 28, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2000, 17:02 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Airport: Rio Grande Valley International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1906° N, 97.6961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harlingen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1906&lon=-97.6961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2963M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2963M) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 225 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000928030309I

## Narrative

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

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA O^ THE PILOT OF N2963M, A PA-12 WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAXING FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 35R WHEN HE WAS HIT BY A GUST OF WIND AND NOSED OVER ON TAXIWAY LIMA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SET THE AIRCRAFT IN THE RIGHT POSITION AND PUSHED IT TO THE RAMP.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED BENT PROPELLERS TIPS AND COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE PROP SPINNER.

## Other reports on N2963M (1)

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

- [Incident 19950114003359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950114003359I), Jan 14, 1995: Piper PA12 (N2963M), Brownsville, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated that he touched down and aircraft was slowing down but proceeded to ground loop. Pilot reported that he corrected to the right and…

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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