20171220023339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Angleton, TX · December 20, 2017

Date: December 20, 2017 · 15:15 local
Place: Angleton, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N47FP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA071
Reported as: Piper PA-12
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 108 total75 in this make and model74 in the last 90 days

N47FPRegistration cancelled Nov 6, 2018 · Piper PA-12S/N 12-2741 Airframe modelPiper PA-12

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What happened

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Aircraft N47FP a PA-12 Piper, landed out of control after thouch down. Aircraft veered left off the runway 17 which caused the aircraft and occupancy to hit two pasi lights.

It appears that passenger on board may have applied left brake from back seat prior to touch down. Which rendered the aircraft uncontrollable.

Pilot failed to brief passenger thoroughly prior to landing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N47FP A PA-12 PIPER, LANDED OUT OF CONTROL AFTER THOUCH DOWN. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY 17 WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT AND OCCUPANCY TO HIT TWO PASI LIGHTS.

IT APPEARS THAT PASSENGER ON BOARD MAY HAVE APPLIED LEFT BRAKE FROM BACK SEAT PRIOR TO TOUCH DOWN. WHICH RENDERED THE AIRCRAFT UNCONTROLLABLE.

PILOT FAILED TO BRIEF PASSENGER THOROUGHLY PRIOR TO LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN18LA071Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAngleton, TXThe passenger's inadvertent activation of the left brake during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and a runway excursion.Dec 20, 2017 · Substantial damage