# Accident 20101009047259A: Piper PA-12, Valley, WA, October 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2010, 12:40 local time
- Place: Valley, WA
- Airport: Private Field, Valley Wa.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1333° N, 117.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1333&lon=-117.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2971M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2971M) (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 PA-12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 30 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101009047259A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN ATTEMPTED LANDING IN PRIVATE PROPERTY FIELD AND SUBSEQUENT TO TOUCHDOWN, APPLIED BRAKES TOO QUICKLY. AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL TO A STOP IT NOSED OVER, ENDING UP INVERTED ON THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT HAD "TUNDRA" TIRES INSTALLED.  FIELD WAS RECENTLY CUT ALFALFA, WITH THE REMAINDER STILL SEVERAL INCHES IN LENGTH.  AIRMAN WAS SURPRISED WITH HOW QUICKLY THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES BECAME EFFECTIVE UPON LANDING, AND SURMISED AFTER THE FACT THAT THE TUNDRA TIRES MAY HAVE "GRABBED" THE REMAINING ALFALFA MATERIAL DURING BRAKING MORE THAN HE WAS ANTICIPATING.

## 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 WPR11CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA007), Oct 9, 2010: Piper PA-12 (N2971M), Valley, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll after overshooting the intended touchdown point, resulting in a nose over.

## Other reports on N2971M (1)

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

- [Incident 20070429009299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070429009299I), Apr 29, 2007: Piper PA12 (N2971M), AK, Minor damage. (-23) The PIC landed on an off airport gravel bench. He stopped and walked the landing area and decided to reposition the aircraft at the FAR end of the gravel…

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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