# Accident 20070926021849A: Piper PA12, Detroit Lakes, MN, September 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2007, 11:40 local time
- Place: Detroit Lakes, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8250° N, 95.8856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8250&lon=-95.8856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2560M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2560M) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070926021849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2007, AT 1140 CST, A PIPER CUB OWNED BY SUPER CUB FLYERS, INC. AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD A HARD LANDING AFTER ABORTING HIS WATER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF BECAUSE HE DID NOT THINK HE WOULD CLEAR THE TREES. HE GOT AIRBORNE AND DROPPED TO THE SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE, AND NEITHER THE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER WERE HURT. THE PILOT HOLDS AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT MULTIENGINE CERTIFICATE AND A COMMERCIAL SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND SEA. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LONG LAKE, WHICH IS JUST TO THE WEST OF DETROIT LAKES AIRPORT ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 AT 1135 CST.

## 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 CHI07CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA306), Sep 26, 2007: Piper PA-12 (N2560M), Detroit Lakes, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reduced airplane climb performance capability resulting in the pilot not obtaining a proper climb rate during takeoff and the inadequate flare by the pilot during the aborted takeoff. Additional…

## Other reports on N2560M (1)

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

- [Accident 19810215005819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810215005819A), Feb 15, 1981: Piper PA12 (N2560M), Kelliher, MN, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear axle broke while landing ski-equipped airplane. Found rusted fatique crack.

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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