# Accident 20061209025369A: Piper PA12, Syracuse, UT, December 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Syracuse, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9406° N, 112.2069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9406&lon=-112.2069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3222M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3222M) (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: 1,541 total, 340 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061209025369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DUE TO COLD ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURES, THE PILOT PLACED DUCT TAPE OVER THE COOLING AIR ENTRY OF THE ENGINE OIL COOLER. IN CRUISE/CLIMB, THE PILOT NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE HIGH AND RISING. THE PILOT SURVEYED AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING LOCATION AND PRECAUTIONARY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 SEA07CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA027), Dec 9, 2006: Piper PA-12 (N3222M), Antelope Island, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking during a precautionary landing at an off-airport landing area. A contributing factor was the pilot's non-standard modification of the oil cooler, which resulted in high…

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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