# Incident 20030620013589I: Piper PA12, North Myrtle Be, SC, June 20, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2003, 16:15 local time
- Place: North Myrtle Be, SC
- Airport: Grand Strand
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8118° N, 78.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND STRAND (CRE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8118&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3036M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3036M) (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: 335 total, 50 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030620013589I

## Narrative

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

(-23) BANNER TOW PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING AT NORTH MYRTLE BEACH AIRPORT AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND THAT CAUSED A HARD CONTACT WITH RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT TAIL WHEEL BREAKING FROM AIRCRAFT. PILOT RECOVERED FROM INITIAL HARD BOUNCE, PERFORMED A GO-AROUND AND SUCCESSFULLY LANDED IN GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N3036M (5)

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

- [Accident 20230731008939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230731008939A), Jul 31, 2023: Piper PA-12 (N3036M), Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. Eon-dra message text: Myrtle Beach, SC: stormer 2, PA18, local banner tower, crashed into the water 4 miles NE of Myrtle Beach for unknown reasons. No ground…
- [Incident 20190522005039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190522005039I), May 22, 2019: Piper PA-12 (N3036M), North Myrtle Be, SC, No damage. Airman description of events - practicing banner pickups as a new hire in training for barnstormer's aerial advertising. Gusty crosswind conditions from the…
- [Accident 20090429007629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090429007629A), Apr 29, 2009: Piper PA12 (N3036M), Georgetown, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) On April 29, 2009 at 1145 a Piper PA-12, N3036M registered to barnstormer flite signs entered a ground loop at Georgetown, SC (gge). The left wing has…
- [Incident 19960525021499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960525021499I), May 25, 1996: Piper PA12 (N3036M), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was conducting banner tow operation when engine lost power and entered ocean and going inverted. Pilot exited aircraft with no injury and was…
- [Accident 19950726021659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950726021659A), Jul 26, 1995: Piper PA12 (N3036M), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Started engine by hand propping. No tiedown or chocks. Throttle open. Aircraft ran into a ditch.

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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