# Accident 20120902021389A: Piggott John H BEARHAWK, Sequim, WA, September 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2012, 12:45 local time
- Place: Sequim, WA
- Airport: Sequim Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0981° N, 123.1869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0981&lon=-123.1869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N347JP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N347JP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piggott John H BEARHAWK (registry code 056132I, https://openairdocs.org/model/piggott-john-h-bearhawk) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIGGOTT JOHN H BEARHAWK
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120902021389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE HAD DEPARTED SEQUIM VALLEY AIRPORT WAS PRACTICING AREIL WORK AND HAD PERFORMED SEVERAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS AT THE PORT ANGELES AND JEFFERSON COUNTY AIRPORTS. HE THEN RETURNED TO THE SEQUIM VALLEY AIRPORT AND WAS MAKING A NORMAL APPROACH. THE PILOT STATED IT GOT A BIT BUMPY AND THAT HE HAD GOT A LITTLE SIDE WAYS WHEN HE WAS IN THE FLARE. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT WING WENT UP TO THE POINT THAT THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE WIND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON THE LEFT BRAKE TO TRY AND CORRECT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT NOSED 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 WPR12CA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA388), Sep 2, 2012: Piggott John H Bearhawk (N347JP), Sequim, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing.

## Other reports on N347JP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210227003179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210227003179A), Feb 27, 2021: Piggott John H BEARHAWK (N347JP), Eatonville, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot exerienced directional control issues on landing & ground looped due to high winds.
- [Accident 20060805015029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060805015029A), Aug 5, 2006: Piggot BEARHAWK (N347JP), Port Angeles, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing touch & go's at sequim valley airport on the grass. The pilot stated that he had experienced two ground loops on the grass, with no…

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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