# Accident 20010208001119A: Piper PA12, Bozeman, MT, February 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2001, 14:20 local time
- Place: Bozeman, MT
- Airport: Gallatin Fld
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8102° N, 111.1497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8102&lon=-111.1497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7940H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7940H-2021-10-02) (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 SEA01LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010208001119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND STATED HE WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES. PASSENGER (ALSO A PILOT) STATES PREVIOUS TOUCH AND GO WAS NOT FULLY UNDER CONTROL. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT WHEN PILOT ADDED POWER. THE LEFT WHEEL GOT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO SNOW EHICH CAUSED THE A/C TO TURN FURTHER LEFT. PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO FLY OUT OF SNOW. THIS CAUSED THE A/C TO NOSE-OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE A/C IS FITTED WITH OVERSIZED TIRES CREATING CONSIDERABLE DRAG IN SNOW.

## 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 SEA01LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA047), Feb 8, 2001: Piper PA-12 (N7940H), Bozeman, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot rated passenger's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor was the snow berm which the aircraft rolled into during the 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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