20071231828819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Santa Ana, CA · December 31, 2007

Date: December 31, 2007 · 12:08 local
Place: Santa Ana, CA
Airport: John Wayne Airport-Orange Coun
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2800D
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA08CA056
Reported as: Piper PA12
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,784 total7 in this make and model117 in the last 90 days

N2800DRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-1637 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) On landing roll out the owner/pilot lost directional control. The CFI in the back seat was unable to correct and the aircraft veered right which caused the left main gear to collapse, and the aircraft departed the runway which resulted in a prop strike and the left wing impacting with the pavement.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE OWNER/PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE CFI IN THE BACK SEAT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WHICH RESULTED IN A PROP STRIKE AND THE LEFT WING IMPACTING WITH THE PAVEMENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA08CA056Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSanta Ana, CAThe failure of the student to maintain directional control during landing and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight.Dec 31, 2007 · Substantial damage