20250702007429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Brush, CO · July 2, 2025

Date
July 2, 2025 · 11:50 local
Place
Brush, CO
Airport
Brush Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7635H
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN25LA235
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
173 total167 in this make and model29 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 07/02/2025 around 1145 MDT the PIC was practicing pattern work. On the initial approach to 7V5 on a left downwind the aircraft touched down. Moments later the aircraft went left of center up an embankment and came to rest on its left side belly. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to left and right landing gear and all propeller blades. The left wing sustained major damage to the trailing edge and wing end cap. No injuries resulted from the event.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/02/2025 AROUND 1145 MDT THE PIC WAS PRACTICING PATTERN WORK. ON THE INITIAL APPROACH TO 7V5 ON A LEFT DOWNWIND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN. MOMENTS LATER THE AIRCRAFT WENT LEFT OF CENTER UP AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE BELLY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND ALL PROPELLER BLADES. THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TRAILING EDGE AND WING END CAP. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE EVENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.