# Accident 20090818048489A: Piper PA-12, Lumberton, NJ, August 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2009, 14:50 local time
- Place: Lumberton, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9392° N, 74.8403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9392&lon=-74.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7556H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7556H-2020-10-20) (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 PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,657 total, 155 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA468) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090818048489A

## Narrative

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

N7556H DEPARTED VAY FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT FOR 20 MINUTES. WHILE ON FINAL FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 THE WIND PICKED UP FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THE WIND BECAME UNSTABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKES BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TURNING LEFT AND GROUND LOOPED RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA09LA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA468), Aug 18, 2009: Piper PA-12 (N7556H), Mount Holly, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control during landing for undetermined reasons.

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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