# Incident 20010714018249I: Piper PA12, Spenceport, NY, July 14, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2001, 14:17 local time
- Place: Spenceport, NY
- Airport: Ridge Road West Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2226° N, 77.8106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RIDGE ROAD WEST (7NK4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2226&lon=-77.8106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7682H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7682H) (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: 1,900 total, 100 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714018249I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AT WEST RIDGE ROAD AIRPORT (7NK4) WITH WINDS ESTIMATED, BY THE PIC, TO BE 320 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 19 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE PIC ELECTED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED A TREE.  THE PIC CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN HEAVY SHRUB BUSH.

## Other reports on N7682H (2)

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

- [Accident 19970823023509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970823023509A), Aug 23, 1997: Piper PA12 (N7682H), Spencerport, NY, Substantial damage. Encountered a very strong gust of wind on landing, lost control of aircraft, flipped over on right side of runway.
- [Incident 19850526026819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850526026819I), May 26, 1985: Piper PA12 (N7682H), Wyoming, NY, Minor damage. Landed in field after engine lost power. Unable to restore power with carburetor heat.

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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