# Accident 20120313006169A: Cook Ron SMITH AVN REPLICA SU, St. Johns, AZ, March 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2012, 09:50 local time
- Place: St. Johns, AZ
- Airport: St. Johns Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5183° N, 109.3786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5183&lon=-109.3786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N712AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N712AZ-2019-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cook Ron SMITH AVN REPLICA SU (registry code 056262R, https://openairdocs.org/model/cook-ron-smith-avn-replica-su) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mattituck TMX-360 (registry code 59602, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mattituck-tmx-360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COOK RON SMITH AVN REPLICA SU
- Reported engine: MATTITUCK TMX 360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120313006169A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA135), Mar 13, 2012: Cook Smith AVN Replica SU (N712AZ), St. Johns, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to maintain directional control when the right brake locked up during the landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any…

## Other reports on N712AZ (1)

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

- [Accident 20170131016489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170131016489A), Jan 31, 2017: Cook Ron SMITH AVN REPLICA SU (N712AZ), Northlake, TX, Destroyed. On January 31, 2017, at 1528 CST, a smith aviation super cub kit, N712AZ, registered to clear blue marketing, inc, lost power to the engine and collided with a…

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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