# Accident 20070616013669A: Piper PA12, Riggins, ID, June 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2007, 10:30 local time
- Place: Riggins, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4564° N, 116.5867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4564&lon=-116.5867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2343M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2343M-2021-02-10) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070616013669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING AT SLUICE CREEK EMERGENCY AIRSTRIP IN HELLS CANYON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE HIT A ROCK THAT COLLAPSED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR AFT TUBE RESULTING IN THE MAIN GEAR COMING UP AND BENDING THE LEFT FORWARD WING STRUT.

## 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 LAX07LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA195), Jun 16, 2007: Piper PA-12 (N2343M), Imnaha, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N2343M (2)

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

- [Accident 20070223002929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070223002929A), Feb 23, 2007: Piper PA12 (N2343M), Lewiston, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 1148 hours on 02-23-2007, the pilot [privacy data omitted] lost control of a PA-12 N2343M, while landing at the Lewiston, ID (lws)…
- [Accident 19820930052479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820930052479A), Sep 30, 1982: Piper PA12 (N2343M), Salmon, ID, Substantial damage. Airplane hit slush on snow packed runway on takeoff. Veered into snow berm on runway edge and nosed up.

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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