# Accident 20150714010239A: Piper PA-12, Buhl, ID, July 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2015, 09:15 local time
- Place: Buhl, ID
- Airport: Buhl Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5964° N, 114.7964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5964&lon=-114.7964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3795M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3795M) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 28,800 total, 60 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150714010239A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND BEGAN DRIFTING TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (PIC) INITIATED A GO-AROUND.  THE PIC STATED THE STUDENT PILOT FROZE ON THE CONTROLS AND THE STUDENT PILOT STATES HE DID NOT HEAR THE PIC TELL HIM HE WAS TAKING THE CONTROLS.   DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE PIC LOWERED THE NOSE SIGHTLY AND THE MAIN WHEELS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.  DURING THIS CONTACT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT.  THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE LEFT ELEVATOR CONTACTED A ROCK PILE, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.  SKID MARKS ON THE GROUND INDICATE EITHER THE STUDENT OR PIC HAD THEIR RIGHT HEEL ON THE BRAKE WHICH CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE WHEELS CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND DURING THE GO-AROUND AND ALSO CAUSED THE SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT.

## 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 GAA15CA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA184), Jul 14, 2015: Piper PA 12 (N3795M), Buhl, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student/instructed pilot lost directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion, and ground loop.

## Other reports on N3795M (1)

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

- [Incident 20010422008259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010422008259I), Apr 22, 2001: Piper PA12 (N3795M), Buhl, IA. (-23)The pilot made a precautionary landing on a road. He suspected a mechanical malfunction in the aircraft engine.

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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