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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Lockhart, TX · March 7, 2026

Date: March 7, 2026 · 13:25 local
Place: Lockhart, TX
Airport: Lockhart Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2511M
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN26LA137
Reported as: Piper PA-12
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,906 total127 in this make and model199 in the last 90 days

N2511MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-1009 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

While on an instructional flight the PIC was performing takeoff and landing practice. The landings were not touch and goes and were done to a full stop. During the second takeoff of the flight the airplane had a longer than expected takeoff roll and failed to climb out of ground effect. The airplane impacted a fence and treeline about 800 feet from where the takeoff started.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE PIC WAS PERFORMING TAKEOFF AND LANDING PRACTICE. THE LANDINGS WERE NOT TOUCH AND GOES AND WERE DONE TO A FULL STOP. DURING THE SECOND TAKEOFF OF THE FLIGHT THE AIRPLANE HAD A LONGER THAN EXPECTED TAKEOFF ROLL AND FAILED TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A FENCE AND TREELINE ABOUT 800 FEET FROM WHERE THE TAKEOFF STARTED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN26LA137Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportLockhart, TXOn March 7, 2026, about 1323 central standard time, a Piper PA-12, N2511M, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lockhart, Texas. The pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of…Mar 7, 2026 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2511M · 1

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

Incident 20250310019909ICruise/Level Flight · Georgetown, TXOn 10 March 2025, the pilot departed in [privacy data omitted], a PA-12, from kaus enroute to kgtu to conduct some practice approaches with another pilot in his bonanza aircraft. The pilot reported the weather as VFR with calm winds and clear skies. The pilot…Mar 10, 2025 · No damage