# Accident 20110205003129A: Piper PA-12, Sebago Lake, ME, February 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sebago Lake, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8442° N, 70.6192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8442&lon=-70.6192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3806M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3806M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110205003129A

## Narrative

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

A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED ON 2/23/2011 BY ASI RON HODGDON WITH MR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN COMMAND OF PIPER PA-12, N3806M.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS PRESENTLY IN MAINE MEDICAL HOSPITAL RECOVERING FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED FROM THAT CRASH ON LAKE SEBAGO ON 2/5/2011.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WILL REMAIN IN THE HOSPITAL FOR SEVERAL MORE WEEKS.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES:  HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE LAKE, APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS OFF SHORE, WHEN HE DECIDED, AT THE LAST MINUTE, TO ABORT THE LANDING DUE TO SEVERE SNOW CONDITIONS. AT THAT POINT, WITH NO ALTITUDE, HE BANKED THE AIRCRAFT, CAUGHT THE WING TIP IN THE SNOW/ICE ON THE LAKE AND CRASHED.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALSO STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST BEEN FUELED AND WAS OPERATING NORMALLY.

## 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 ERA11CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA134), Feb 5, 2011: Piper PA-12 (N3806M), Sebago Lake, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s initiation of a right turn with insufficient altitude remaining during an aborted landing resulting in a collision with the landing surface.

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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