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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A · West Palm Beach, FL · April 12, 2012

Date
April 12, 2012 · 10:30 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
North Palm Beach County Genera
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12003
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA278
Reported as
Piper PA-18A
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-B2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
639 total55 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Landing on 8L (grass surface) on rollout, crossing intersecting runway (hard surface), pilot loss control and aircraft flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING ON 8L (GRASS SURFACE) ON ROLLOUT, CROSSING INTERSECTING RUNWAY (HARD SURFACE), PILOT LOSS CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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