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FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Pacific City, OR · September 22, 2020

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Date
September 22, 2020 · 11:45 local
Place
Pacific City, OR
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7754H
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR20CA316
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
34,037 total1,435 in this make and model243 in the last 90 days
N7754HRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-652 · Built 1946Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Normal approach to landing with light and variable winds. Pilot did not notice or feel as though anything was abnormal. On touch down they had a slight bounce but maintained centerline and continued the landing. On touchdown the pilot had some slight swerve and seconds later the aircraft tipped over. Pilot felt he must have accidentally added a small amount of right brake to counter some aircraft directional swerve.

As the FAA filed it

NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. PILOT DID NOT NOTICE OR FEEL AS THOUGH ANYTHING WAS ABNORMAL. ON TOUCH DOWN THEY HAD A SLIGHT BOUNCE BUT MAINTAINED CENTERLINE AND CONTINUED THE LANDING. ON TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT HAD SOME SLIGHT SWERVE AND SECONDS LATER THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER. PILOT FELT HE MUST HAVE ACCIDENTALLY ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF RIGHT BRAKE TO COUNTER SOME AIRCRAFT DIRECTIONAL SWERVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR20CA316Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportPacific City, ORA loss of directional control during landing for reasons that could not be determined due to lack of available evidence.Sep 22, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7754H · 1

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

Accident 19730606016009ATakeoff Ground Roll · Sandy, ORPsgr became alarmed,stepped on l rudder.Jun 6, 1973 · Substantial damage