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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Dixie, ID · June 23, 2026

Date
June 23, 2026 · 09:30 local
Place
Dixie, ID
Airport
Wilson Bar Usfs
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3013M
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR26LA234
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
24,284 total81 in this make and model33 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.

According to the pilot:

I departed for the mccall, ID airport (kmyl) around 7 am for fuel and breakfast. I departed mccall around 9:00 am with the intention of landing at Wilson Bar Usfs strip (C48), stopping briefly, then returning to johnson creek before the temperatures increased. After climbing to 9,500 ft I joined a course northeast bound above the south fork of the salmon river in smooth air and clear skies.

Once over the river, I descended to 5,500FT and transited to Wilson bar. I crossed over Wilson bar and made a left 360 degree turn to lose altitude and join a right base for runway 24. I realized I would not be able to stop on the runway so I initiated a go-around. I began a climbing right turn in an effort to fly between the trees that lined the north side of the runway and the terrain. Unfortunately, my climb performance was insufficient and it became clear that I would be unable to safely complete the go-around and executed a forced landing on the upward slope of the rising terrain at about 40 mph. The tires and landing gear absorbed most of the impact then the aircraft subsequently rolled over. I quickly exited the aircraft with no injuries.

End

As the FAA filed it

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT:

I DEPARTED FOR THE MCCALL, ID AIRPORT (KMYL) AROUND 7 AM FOR FUEL AND BREAKFAST. I DEPARTED MCCALL AROUND 9:00 AM WITH THE INTENTION OF LANDING AT WILSON BAR USFS STRIP (C48), STOPPING BRIEFLY, THEN RETURNING TO JOHNSON CREEK BEFORE THE TEMPERATURES INCREASED. AFTER CLIMBING TO 9,500 FT I JOINED A COURSE NORTHEAST BOUND ABOVE THE SOUTH FORK OF THE SALMON RIVER IN SMOOTH AIR AND CLEAR SKIES.

ONCE OVER THE RIVER, I DESCENDED TO 5,500FT AND TRANSITED TO WILSON BAR. I CROSSED OVER WILSON BAR AND MADE A LEFT 360 DEGREE TURN TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND JOIN A RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 24. I REALIZED I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY SO I INITIATED A GO-AROUND. I BEGAN A CLIMBING RIGHT TURN IN AN EFFORT TO FLY BETWEEN THE TREES THAT LINED THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE TERRAIN. UNFORTUNATELY, MY CLIMB PERFORMANCE WAS INSUFFICIENT AND IT BECAME CLEAR THAT I WOULD BE UNABLE TO SAFELY COMPLETE THE GO-AROUND AND EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING ON THE UPWARD SLOPE OF THE RISING TERRAIN AT ABOUT 40 MPH. THE TIRES AND LANDING GEAR ABSORBED MOST OF THE IMPACT THEN THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED OVER. I QUICKLY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

END

NTSB investigation

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