# Accident 20201122019369A: Piper PA-12, Gilliam, LA, November 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2020, 18:00 local time
- Place: Gilliam, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8235° N, 93.8450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8235&lon=-93.8450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2569M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2569M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,317 total, 1,975 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201122019369A

## Narrative

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

FLYING CROSS COUNTRY, ENCOUNTERED FOGGY WEATHER. AIRPORT SELECTED TO LAND HAD CLOSED RUNWAY. ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON ROADWAY OVER SHOT LANDED IN FIELD. FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CEN21LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA087), Nov 23, 2020: Piper PA12 (N2569M), Gilliam, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non-instrument rated pilot’s encounter with poor weather conditions resulting in his performing a precautionary landing to a cornfield and subsequently nosing 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.

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