# Accident 20241025017529A: Piper PA-12, Weston, ID, October 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2024, 16:00 local time
- Place: Weston, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0000° N, 112.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0000&lon=-112.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2524M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2524M) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 60 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241025017529A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM ABERDEEN AIRPORT (U36) TO PRACTICE LANDINGS IN A DRY LAKEBED 8 MILES NORTH EAST OF U36. THE PILOT LANDED THREE TIMES IN THE DRY LAKEBED, ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON MAIN WHEELS FOR 150FT WITHOUT STOPPING AND TOOK OFF FOR A FIFTH ATTEMPT. ON THE FIFTH ATTEMPT UPON TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO PUSH OVER AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PUSH OVER WITH BACKWARD PRESSURE ON THE CONTROL STICK. THE PROPELLER SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A ROCK CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OVER ONTO IT’S TOP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT RECORD SEARCH FOUND PILOT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED FOR PRIVATE PILOT TAILWHEEL OPERATIONS. AIRCRAFT RECORDS FOUND SATISFACTORY FOR FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

## 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 WPR25LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA026), Oct 25, 2024: Piper PA-12 (N2524M), Aberdeen, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain back pressure on the control stick during a landing attempt on gravel, which resulted in a nose 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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