# Accident 20040224003259A: Piper PA20, Laurel, MT, February 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2004, 08:00 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7052° N, 108.7608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAUREL MUNI (6S8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7052&lon=-108.7608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7312K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7312K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 15 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040224003259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 HOURS LOCAL, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS SECOND LANDING ON HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE STUDENT PILOT LOWERED HIS FLAPS AND DRIFTED RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT HIS DRIFT WITH THE LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT TAIL LIFTED UP AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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