# Accident 20260307003499A: Piper PA-12, Lockhart, TX, March 7, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2026, 13:25 local time
- Place: Lockhart, TX
- Airport: Lockhart Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8503° N, 97.6724° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8503&lon=-97.6724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2511M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2511M) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,906 total, 127 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260307003499A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN26LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA137), Mar 7, 2026: Piper PA-12 (N2511M), Lockhart, TX, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N2511M (1)

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

- [Incident 20250310019909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250310019909I), Mar 10, 2025: Piper PA-12 (N2511M), Georgetown, TX, No damage. On 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…

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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