20191107023379I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-12S · Kalispell, MT · November 7, 2019

Date
November 7, 2019 · 15:45 local
Place
Kalispell, MT
Airport
Glacier Park International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N48MR
Reported as
Piper PA-12S
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320-A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
282 total11 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC doing touch and go's on rwy 20 at gpi. PIC powered up to take off, inadvertently applied left brake. Aircraft yawed to the left, PIC lost control and ground looped the aircraft. Right main landing gear collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on its right wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

PIC DOING TOUCH AND GO'S ON RWY 20 AT GPI. PIC POWERED UP TO TAKE OFF, INADVERTENTLY APPLIED LEFT BRAKE. AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE LEFT, PIC LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT WING TIP.

Other reports on N48MR · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.