# Accident 20090429007629A: Piper PA12, Georgetown, SC, April 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2009, 11:45 local time
- Place: Georgetown, SC
- Airport: Georgetown County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3117° N, 79.3197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3117&lon=-79.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3036M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3036M) (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
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 5 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090429007629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 29, 2009 AT 1145 A PIPER PA-12, N3036M REGISTERED TO BARNSTORMER FLITE SIGNS ENTERED A GROUND LOOP AT GEORGETOWN, SC (GGE).  THE LEFT WING HAS DAMAGE TO BOTH WING SPARS AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR IS ALSO DAMAGED.  THE TAILWHEEL AND RUDDER CONTINUITY WAS CHECKED AND IS OK.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (CRE) AND THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO FAMILIARIZE A NEW BANNER TOW PILOT TO THE AREA.  AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FLIGHT THE LEAD PILOT FOR THE BANNER TOW COMPANY WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT SHOWING THE NEW PILOT AROUND THE AREA.  THEY LANDED GGE AND THE TWO CHANGED SEATS AND THE NEW PILOT ACCEPTED THE PIC POSITION AT THIS POINT.

## 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 ERA09CA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA275), Apr 29, 2009: Piper PA-12 (N3036M), Georgetown, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the make and model airplane.

## Other reports on N3036M (5)

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

- [Accident 20230731008939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230731008939A), Jul 31, 2023: Piper PA-12 (N3036M), Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. Eon-dra message text: Myrtle Beach, SC: stormer 2, PA18, local banner tower, crashed into the water 4 miles NE of Myrtle Beach for unknown reasons. No ground…
- [Incident 20190522005039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190522005039I), May 22, 2019: Piper PA-12 (N3036M), North Myrtle Be, SC, No damage. Airman description of events - practicing banner pickups as a new hire in training for barnstormer's aerial advertising. Gusty crosswind conditions from the…
- [Incident 20030620013589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030620013589I), Jun 20, 2003: Piper PA12 (N3036M), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. (-23) Banner tow pilot reported that during landing at north Myrtle beach airport aircraft encountered a gust of wind that caused a hard contact with runway…
- [Incident 19960525021499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960525021499I), May 25, 1996: Piper PA12 (N3036M), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was conducting banner tow operation when engine lost power and entered ocean and going inverted. Pilot exited aircraft with no injury and was…
- [Accident 19950726021659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950726021659A), Jul 26, 1995: Piper PA12 (N3036M), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Started engine by hand propping. No tiedown or chocks. Throttle open. Aircraft ran into a ditch.

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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