# Accident 20070211001849A: Piper PA12, Elberton, GA, February 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2007, 16:20 local time
- Place: Elberton, GA
- Airport: Elbert County-Patz Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0906° N, 82.8094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0906&lon=-82.8094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2335M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,484 total, 400 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070211001849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 11, 2007 AT 4:20 PM LOCAL TIME AIRCRAFT N2335M, A PIPER PA12 ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 AT (27A) ELBERT COUNTY AIRPORT. THE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION REPORTED WEATHER CONDITIONS AS CLEAR VISIBILITY OF 10 SM, WITH WINDS OF 08 KTS AT 270 DEGREES. UPON TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 28, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS LOCKED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT EXITING THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTING THE TREES THAT LINED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO OVERCOME THE BRAKING FORCES WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE RUDDER, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. THE EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY REVEALED NO BINDING OR OPERATIONAL ABNORMALITIES WITH THE LEFT BRAKE.

## 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 ATL07CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA042), Feb 11, 2007: Piper PA-12 (N2335M), Elberton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger's inadvertent application of the left brake during landing roll, which resulted in a swerve to the left and impact with trees.

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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