# Accident 20210317001009A: Piper PA-12, Erie, CO, March 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2021, 10:55 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0102° N, 105.0481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0102&lon=-105.0481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2849M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2849M) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 163 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210317001009A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 33, AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOWARDS LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY. PILOT (IN THE REAR SEAT) APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND ADDED POWER BUT LEFT WHEEL STRUCK 12-24" HIGH SNOW BERM ALONG LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SLEWED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 20' FROM THE RUNWAY AT AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 280. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED PROPELLER, LEFT ELEVATOR, LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 CEN21LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA159), Mar 17, 2021: Piper PA-12 (N2849M), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a full-stop landing, resulting in a runway excursion and impact with a snow berm.

## Other reports on N2849M (2)

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

- [Accident 19970815022439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970815022439A), Aug 15, 1997: Piper PA12 (N2849M), Longmont, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft ground looped on landing.
- [Accident 19730603014729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730603014729A), Jun 3, 1973: Piper PA12 (N2849M), Brownsboro, AL, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Plt checking out a new pilot is not FAA flight instruct or certificated.

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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