# Accident 20120412005349A: Piper PA-18A, West Palm Beach, FL, April 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: North Palm Beach County Genera
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8517° N, 80.2261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8517&lon=-80.2261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12003 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 639 total, 55 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120412005349A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ERA12CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA278), Apr 12, 2012: Piper PA-18A (N12003), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate assembly of the brakes, which caused them to lock during the landing roll when the airplane transitioned from asphalt to turf, resulting in the airplane nosing over.

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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