# Accident 20160511006209A: Piper PA-12, Simbsbury, CT, May 11, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2016, 18:50 local time
- Place: Simbsbury, CT
- Airport: Simsbury
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9183° N, 72.7764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9183&lon=-72.7764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3506M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3506M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (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-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 50 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160511006209A

## Narrative

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

N3506M, A 1947 PIPER PA-12 SUPER CRUISER DEPARTED SIMSBURY AIRPORT, CT (4B9) AROUND 6:00 PM. ^MR. RALPH E. JONES, CERTIFICATE NO. 3571928, OWNER/^PILOT  AND HIS SON ^TUCKER JONES^ TOOK OFF FROM 4B9 FOR A HALF HOUR SIGHTSEEING TOUR. UPON RETURN TO SIMSBURY AIRPORT N3506M ENTERED THE PATTERN ON A DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 3 LEFT BASE. THERE WAS A CESSNA HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. ^MR. JONES^ COMMUNICATED TO THE CESSNA THAT N3506M WOULD LAND ON THE GRASS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. N3506M TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND FAST IN DEEP  GRASS AND BOUNCED TWICE . ^MR JONES^ DECIDED A "GO AROUND" WOULD BE BEST. APPLYING FULL THROTTLE TRYING TO TAKE OFF, N3506M DIDN'T GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND HIT A SPLIT RAIL FENCE,  CROSSING OVER FLOYDVILLE ROAD IMPACTING LOW TREES ACROSS THE ROAD. N3506M TOPPED OVER THE TREES AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN A LOCAL NURSERY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 GAA16CA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA232), May 11, 2016: Piper PA 12 (N3506M), Simsbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and the airplane's subsequent impact with a fence during an attempted aborted landing.

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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