# Accident 20190410006379A: Piper PA-12, Sisters, OR, April 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2019, 10:40 local time
- Place: Sisters, OR
- Airport: Sisters
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5886° N, 122.5969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5886&lon=-122.5969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92798, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92798-2021-06-05) (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: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190410006379A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TURF/GRASS STRIP LANDING ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 20, 6K5 SISTERS OREGON AIRPORT. WHILE ON ROLL OUT PILOT REPORTS DRAMATIC WIND CHANGE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER ULTIMATELY COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA19CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA202), Apr 10, 2019: Piper PA 12 (N92798), Sisters, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing roll, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.