# Accident 20120512008609A: Piper PA-12, Idaho Falls, UT, May 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2012, 16:55 local time
- Place: Idaho Falls, UT
- Airport: Idaho Falls Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5136° N, 112.0708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5136&lon=-112.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N278JB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120512008609A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 12, 2012, WHEN THE WINDS WERE AT 5 KNOTS AND 30 DEGREES LEFT OF RWY 35 AT IDAHO FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT, THE PILOT LANDED AFTER FOLLOWING A CESSNA 182.  ON LANDING, THE PILOT MISMANAGED THE CONTROLS RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP.  DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE LEFT GEAR BUCKLED UNDER CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO DROP AND BREAK.

## 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 WPR12CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA202), May 12, 2012: Piper PA-12 (N278JB), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and subsequent failure to maintain directional control.

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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