# Accident 20180901016169A: Piper PA-12, Rexburg, ID, September 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2018, 19:30 local time
- Place: Rexburg, ID
- Airport: Rexburg-Madison Country Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8339° N, 111.8050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8339&lon=-111.8050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4077M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4077M) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 950 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA522) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180901016169A

## Narrative

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

DURING TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT LANDED AND HAD A SLIGHT BOUNCE.  HE TOUCHED BACK DOWN AND WHILE KEEPING THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL UP, A WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT.  HE CORRECTED TO THE LEFT AND ADDED POWER TO TAKE-OFF.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND ONCE HE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HE PULLED POWER.  THE PLANE ENDED UP HITTING A FENCE AND FLIPPING OVER.

## 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 GAA18CA522](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA522), Sep 2, 2018: Piper PA 12 (N4077M), Rexburg, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in the airplane bouncing and a subsequent loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and impact with a fence.

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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