# Accident 20190801013189A: Piper PA-12, Manassas, VA, August 1, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2019, 12:41 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7211° N, 77.5150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7211&lon=-77.5150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3447M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3447M) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 71 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA482) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190801013189A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 1, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1350, N3447M, A PIPER PA-12 LANDED ON RUNWAY 16R AT MANASSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (HEF).    THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A STABLE APPROACH.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT?S FOOT SLIPPED AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO A GROUND LOOP.  AS A RESULT OF THE SIDE WADING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  AT THAT TIME, THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING, AND PROPELLERS.  AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS REVEALED THAT ALL INSPECTIONS WERE CURRENT AS OF AUGUST 1, 2019.

## 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 GAA19CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA482), Aug 1, 2019: Piper PA 12 (N3447M), Manassas, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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