# Accident 20240110000299A: Piper PA-12, Lampasas, TX, January 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2024, 18:20 local time
- Place: Lampasas, TX
- Airport: Lampasas Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1062° N, 98.1959° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1062&lon=-98.1959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7670H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7670H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (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-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 7 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240110000299A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REDUCED THE ENGINE POWER TO IDLE AND TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH, APPROXIMATELY 10MPH FASTER THAN USUAL, AND FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY THAN PLANNED. THE HIGHER GROUND SPEED , AND ABRUPT TAIL WHEEL LANDING GEAR TOUCHDOWN, CAUSED THE PILOT TO OVER CORRECT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND GROUND LOOP.

AS A RESULT OF THE THE GROUND LOOP SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING, AND THE RIGHT ELEVATOR. NO INJURIES OR POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.

## 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 CEN24LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA090), Jan 10, 2024: Piper PA-12 (N7670H), Lampasas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N7670H (1)

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

- [Accident 20090809012929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090809012929A), Aug 9, 2009: Piper PA12 (N7670H), Sisters, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 9, 2009 bruce haphey, aircraft owner, landed a Piper PA-12, N7670H at Sisters Eagle airport, Sisters Oregon. Upon roll out the aircraft veered…

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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