# Accident 20120808015829A: Santana Barry W PA-18 REPLICA, Ronan, MT, August 8, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2012, 12:30 local time
- Place: Ronan, MT
- Airport: Ronan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5669° N, 114.1008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5669&lon=-114.1008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Santana Barry W PA-18 REPLICA (registry code 05630XM, https://openairdocs.org/model/santana-barry-w-pa-18-replica) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SANTANA BARRY W PA-18 REPLICA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 47 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA348) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120808015829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL ON ROLLOUT, GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO DRAINAGE DITCH. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, LEFT WING.

## 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 WPR12LA348](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA348), Aug 8, 2012: Santana PA-18 Replica (N3AK), Ronan, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A jammed tailwheel assembly, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain directional control upon landing.

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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