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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cook Ron SMITH AVN REPLICA SU · St. Johns, AZ · March 13, 2012

Date
March 13, 2012 · 09:50 local
Place
St. Johns, AZ
Airport
St. Johns Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N712AZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12LA135
Reported as
Cook Ron Smith AVN Replica SU
Reported engine
Mattituck TMX-360
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 13, 2012, pilot privacy data omitted14 at St. Johns airport during VMC conditions. During roll out the pilot lost control of the aircraft and veered to the north exiting the runway at taxi way a, impacting a runway sign with the left wing tip which resulted in the aircraft flipping over. The aircraft came to rest upside down adjcent to the runway. The pilot and passanger sustain minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 13, 2012, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^14 AT ST. JOHNS AIRPORT DURING VMC CONDITIONS. DURING ROLL OUT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VEERED TO THE NORTH EXITING THE RUNWAY AT TAXI WAY A, IMPACTING A RUNWAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING TIP WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ADJCENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSANGER SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N712AZ · 1

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