# Accident 20120722015019A: Dornier DO 27 B5, Jackson Hole, WY, July 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2012, 17:45 local time
- Place: Jackson Hole, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6072° N, 110.7378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6072&lon=-110.7378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N780AX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N780AX-2020-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dornier DO 27 B5 (registry code 2990725, https://openairdocs.org/model/dornier-do-27-b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480-B1A6 (registry code 42159, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-b1a6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DORNIER DO 27 B5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480-B1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120722015019A

## Narrative

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

ON 7/22/2012, APPROX. 1100MST, N780AX IMPACTED TERRAIN VIC JAC, WY.  SUB DAMAGE, 2 POB NO 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 WPR12CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA319), Jul 22, 2012: Dornier DO 27 B5 (N780AX), Jackson Hole, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, resulting in the collapse of the main landing gear.

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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