20140118000519A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Zephyrhills, FL · January 18, 2014

Date
January 18, 2014 · 12:45 local
Place
Zephyrhills, FL
Airport
Zephyrhills Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3668N
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA103
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total260 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Quartering tail wind gusts at 15 knots, initial touchdown wind gust lift left wing high, attempted recovery, left gear collapsed, anticlockwise ground loop.

As the FAA filed it

QUARTERING TAIL WIND GUSTS AT 15 KNOTS, INITIAL TOUCHDOWN WIND GUST LIFT LEFT WING HIGH, ATTEMPTED RECOVERY, LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, ANTICLOCKWISE GROUND LOOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.