# Accident 20230721012849A: Piper PA-12S, Kalispell, MT, July 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2023, 12:00 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Glacier Park International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.3105° N, 114.2560° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3105&lon=-114.2560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48MR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48MR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12S (registry code 7101204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 302 total, 28 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230721012849A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE OF THE ACCIDENT:

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING VFR, LANDING AT KGPI AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RWY 02 AFTER TOUCH DOWN. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT BEING GROUND LOOPED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE PROPELLER.

CAUSAUL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CLEARED TO LAND BEHIND A SMALL JET. THE PILOT REPORTED "FEELING THE TURBULENCE" PRODUCED BY THE JET WHEN TURNING BASE TO FINAL AND STATED THAT HE THOUGHT ABOUT DOING A GO-AROUND, HOWEVER, HE DECIDED TO PROCEED WITH THE APPROACH AND LANDING BECAUSE HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER TRAFFIC AT THE AIRPORT AND THOUGHT HE COULD LAND BEYOND THE TOUCHDOWN POINT OF THE JET AIRCRAFT AHEAD OF HIM TO MITIGATE ANY WAKE TURBULENCE FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

NO ATC ACTIONS CONTRIBUTORY TO THE EVENT.

NO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SYSTEMIC CORRECTIVE ACTION.

ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT PROBLEM AND PREVENT REOCCURANCE:

COMPLIANCE ACTION – TRAINING. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED A GO-AROUND BUT THAT HE THOUGHT HE COULD LAND SAFELY BEYOND THE TOUCHDOWN POINT OF THE SMALL JET THAT LANDED JUST BEFORE. THE PILOT HAS A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 28 HOURS IN A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT, 18 OF WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE LAST 4 YEARS AFTER A GROUND LOOP ACCIDENT IN THIS SAME AIRCRAFT WHICH TOOK PLACE ON THE DAY THE PILOT RECEIVED THE TAIL-WHEEL ENDORSEMENT. THE PILOT LACKED THE EXPERIENCE AND CONTROL TOUCH REQUIRED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE

TURBULENCE CREATED BY THE TRAFFIC WHICH TOUCHED DOWN PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WILL BE REQUIRED 5 HOURS OF TRAINING IN A TAIL-WHEEL (CONVENTIONAL GEAR) AIRCRAFT WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR COMPLETING TAKE-OFFS AND LANDING WITH A SATISFACTORY ENDORSEMENT FROM THE INSTRUCTOR.

SAS RECORD #: NM05202301968

## 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 WPR23LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA280), Jul 21, 2023: Piper PA-12S (N48MR), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing with a crosswind.

## Other reports on N48MR (1)

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

- [Incident 20191107023379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191107023379I), Nov 7, 2019: Piper PA-12S (N48MR), Kalispell, MT, Minor damage. 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…

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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