# Accident 20181129023049A: Piper PA-12, Burlington, WA, November 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2018, 12:20 local time
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Airport: Skagit Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4694° N, 122.4206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4694&lon=-122.4206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3619M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3619M) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,975 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181129023049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE ROLLOUT PORTION OF THE LANDING HE MUST NOT HAVE HAD HIS FEET IN THE CORRECT POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, EXITED THE PAVEMENT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SIGN SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGING THE EMPENNAGE.

## 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 GAA19CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA080), Nov 29, 2018: Piper PA 12 (N3619M), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in crosswind conditions.

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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