# Incident 20121012023559I: Piper PA-22-150, San Marcos, TX, October 12, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2012, 14:35 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Airport: San Marcos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8927° N, 97.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN MARCOS RGNL (HYI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8927&lon=-97.8630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3609Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3609Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 98 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121012023559I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO AROUNDS, ON THE FIFTH TAKE OFF DURING AT ROTATION AIRCRAFT VEARED LEFT AND PILOT COULD NOT PREVENT GROUND LOOPING WITH IMPACT TO RIGHT WING TIP. NO MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT BUT DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP ADDED EXTENSION, RIGHT GEAR BROKE AT CONNECTING FITTING AND MINOR PROPELLER STRIKE. NO INJURIES

## Other reports on N3609Z (1)

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

- [Accident 20250630008529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250630008529A), Jun 30, 2025: Piper PA-22-150 (N3609Z), Chinitna Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed soldodtna airport. During cruise flight, pilot heard 2-3 loud bangs while circling Chinitna Bay. After the loud bangs the pilot stated that…

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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