# Accident 20051112029689A: Piper PA12, St Petersburg, FL, November 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2005, 14:36 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7650° N, 82.6269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7650&lon=-82.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2969M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2969M) (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: 1,078 total, 25 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051112029689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 12, 2005 AT 1436 EDT, A PIPER PA-12, N2969M, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT ST PETERSBURG, FL ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT (SPG). AT TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND GROUND LOOPED. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## 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 MIA06CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06CA025), Nov 12, 2005: Piper PA-12 (N2969M), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in substantial damage during a ground loop.

## Other reports on N2969M (1)

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

- [Incident 19900504026109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900504026109I), May 4, 1990: Piper PA12 (N2969M), St Petersburg, FL. On a banner tow the banner rod snapped and rear part of banner broke away, landing partly on a building.

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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