# Accident 20080113000199A: Piper PA12, Centerville, WA, January 13, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2008, 15:55 local time
- Place: Centerville, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7164° N, 120.9844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7164&lon=-120.9844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7243V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7243V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,220 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080113000199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 13, 2008 THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER DEPARTED A PRIVATE RUNWAY (9WA4) AND FLEW TO THE DALLES, AIRPORT (KDLS) FOR FUEL. AFTER FUELING THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND FUEL TANKS THEY DEPARTED AND FLEW SIGHT SEEING AND PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HOURS. THE PILOT STATED THAT OTHER PILOTS IN THE AREA WERE REPORTING CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS. THEY THEN FLEW TO A NEIGHBORS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP TO VISUAL THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS, DESCENDING FROM 600 FT. AGL TO 300-350 FT. AGL WHILE MAINTAINING THE ENGINE AT 2300 RPM AND AN AIRSPEED OF 100 MPH. THE PILOT STATED HE TURNED THE CARBURETOR HEAT ON AT THAT TIME. THEY FLEW NORTH BOUND PARALLELING THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AT APPROXIMATLEY 350 FT. AGL AND INITIATED A LEFT HAND TURN TO THE WEST. THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT SLIP TO THE RIGHT AND STATED HE HAD NO RUDDER CONTROL. THE PILOT WENT TO FULL POWER WITH NO RESPONSE, PUSHED THE NOSE OVER AND LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT FOR A FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL TURNING THE CARBURETOR HEAT OFF, ALTHOUGH IT WAS IN THE OFF POSITION AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 SEA08LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA063), Jan 13, 2008: Piper PA-12 (N7243V), Centerville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing conditions and the failure of the pilot to use the correct amount of carburetor heat for the existing conditions.

## Other reports on N7243V (1)

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

- [Accident 19991128047119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991128047119A), Nov 28, 1999: Piper PA12 (N7243V), Goldendale, WA, Substantial damage. (.4)During a landing on a 30 foot wide Private airstrip, the aircraft bounced back into the air after contacting the runway surface. While it was airborne, the…

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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