# Accident 20121026023221A: Piper PA-22, Fairhope, AL, October 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2012, 17:15 local time
- Place: Fairhope, AL
- Airport: H F Sonny Callahan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Run-Up Area
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4561° N, 87.8728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4561&lon=-87.8728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2633A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2633A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121026023221A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED OUT TO RUNWAY 1 AT TAXIWAY A2.  PILOT CONDUCTED RUNUP AND THEN PULLED FORWARD OF THE HOLD SHORT LINE TO HAVE BETTER VISIBILITY OF FINAL APPROACH COURSE.  PILOT OBSERVED ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON SHORT FINAL AND CONTINUED TO HOLD AT TAXIWAY A2.  DURING ROLLOUT, LANDING AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO PROBABLE LOSS OF LEFT TIRE PRESSURE.  LANDING AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT AND STRUCK AIRCRAFT HOLDING ON TAXIWAY A2.

## 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 ERA13LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA041), Oct 26, 2012: Piper PA-22 (N2633A), Fairhope, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The Grumman pilot’s loss of directional control during landing for undetermined reasons because postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal…

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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