# Accident 20190201000479A: Piper PA-12, St. George, UT, February 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2019, 20:23 local time
- Place: St. George, UT
- Airport: St George Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4050° N, 112.9092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4050&lon=-112.9092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2333M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2333M-2020-08-14) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,855 total, 90 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190201000479A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ATTEMPTING LANDING ON SNOW PACKED PRIVATE STRIP NEAR SGU.

PILOT STATED AS HE APPROACHED IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE STRIP WAS COVERED IN SNOW. PILOT STATED HE HAD NO INTENTION TO ATTEMPT LANDING, BUT THOUGHT A GENTLE TOUCH WITH THE MAIN WOULD GIVE AN IDEA OF THE SURFACE.

PILOT STATED WHEELS BROKE THROUGH THE CRUST, DRAGGED SPEED DOWN, AND COUPLE SECONDS LATER, WE WERE UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 GAA19CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA125), Feb 1, 2019: Piper PA 12 (N2333M), Cedar City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control while conducting a touch-and-go landing on an unimproved, snow-covered airstrip, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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