# Accident 20150319003789A: Piper PA-12, Midland, TX, March 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2015, 18:15 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland Skywest
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9425° N, 102.2019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9425&lon=-102.2019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2722M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2722M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150319003789A

## Narrative

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

MARCH 19, 2015 THE PILOT, SOLE PERSON ONBOARD, NO INJURIES. THE PILOT WAS PRACITICING SHORT FIELD TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS AT THE MIDLAND SKYWEST AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT, THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO HEAVILY, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTANDED MINOR DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA15CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA012), Mar 19, 2015: Piper PA 12 (N2722M), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll.

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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