# Accident 20200608008109A: Piper PA-15, Lancaster, TX, June 8, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2020, 19:15 local time
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Airport: Lancaster Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5806° N, 96.7206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5806&lon=-96.7206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4123H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4123H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-15 (registry code 7101502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-15
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 3 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200608008109A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY A NEWLY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WITH TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT.  THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS, STAYING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT LANCASTER AIRPORT, LANCASTER, TEXAS. (LNC)  UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND LOCKED THE RIGHT BRAKE.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED SIDEWAYS.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UNDER THE SIDE LOAD.  THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY, BENDING THE SPAR AND OUTER WING RIBS.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND MOVED TO THE OWNERS HANGAR.

## 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 CEN20CA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA222), Jun 8, 2020: Piper PA 15 (N4123H), Lancaster, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N4123H (2)

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

- [Incident 20101124052289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101124052289I), Nov 24, 2010: Piper PA-15 (N4123H), Dalhart, TX, Minor damage. On November 24, 2010, at approximately 11:45 CST , N4123H, a Piper PA-15 aircraft departed on runway 21 at Dalhart Municipal Airport (dht) on a flight to the…
- [Accident 19800914041519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800914041519A), Sep 14, 1980: Piper PA15 (N4123H), Ft Sumner, NM, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel approaching destination. Crash landed during night emergency landing. Gas gauge inaccurate.

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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