# Accident 20090827048769A: Piper PA-12, Gonvick, MN, August 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2009, 19:30 local time
- Place: Gonvick, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8500° N, 95.5269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8500&lon=-95.5269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2409M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2409M) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA560](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA560) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090827048769A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/22/09 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ADDED APPROXIMATELY 10 GALLONS OF FUEL PER SIDE.  THERE WAS SOME FUEL ALREADY IN THE TANKS, BUT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COULDN'T RECALL THE EXACT AMOUNT.  HE THEN FLEW FOR ABOUT AN HOUR, PRACTICING TAKEOFFS, LANDINGS, AND OTHER MANEUVERS.ON 8/27/09 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ONCE AGAIN WENT FLYING, PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, WHILE CONDUCTING A LITTLE SIGHT-SEEING.  WHILE FLYING AT APPROXIMATELY 1,000FT AGL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TRIED TO ADD MORE POWER VIA THE THROTTLE, BUT THE ENGINE SUBSEQUENTLY QUIT.HE THEN MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A WHEAT FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON ITS FLOATS FOR APPROXIMATELY 83 FEET BEFORE TIPPING FORWARD AND FLIPPING ON ITS BACK.THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPOSITIONED TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR WHERE THE ENGINE WAS EXAMINED.  FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE CARBURETOR AND FLOAT BOWL.  SPARK PLUGS WERE EXAMINED AND FOUND FOULED, CONSISTENT WITH CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 CEN09CA560](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA560), Aug 28, 2009: Piper PA-12 (N2409M), Gonvick, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing as a result of the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat.

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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