# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-12: Nose over/nose down

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR26LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA350.md): Piper PA-12 · Salem, OR · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 20, 2026 · N4139M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC26LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA100.md): Piper PA12 · Arctic Village, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open · Sep 10, 2026 · N2945M · Substantial damage
- [NTSB WPR26LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA142.md): Piper PA-12 · Spanaway, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Mar 28, 2026 · N3484M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive application of brakes, which resulted in the airplane tipping forward onto its nose.
- [NTSB ANC25LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA089.md): Piper PA-12 · Egegik, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 14, 2025 · N2638M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB WPR25LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA026.md): Piper PA-12 · Aberdeen, ID · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Oct 25, 2024 · N2524M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain back pressure on the control stick during a landing attempt on gravel, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC22LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA079.md): Piper PA-12 · Tok, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Sep 18, 2022 · N92740 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s improper application of the brakes, which resulted in a nose-over and substantial damage to the rudder and wings.
- [NTSB ANC21LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA039.md): Piper PA-12 · Kenai, AK · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 12, 2021 · N92793 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive application of the airplane’s wheel brakes while landing, which resulted in a nose over.
- [NTSB GAA19CA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA497.md): Piper PA 12 · McCarthy, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 15, 2019 · N2534M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's overapplication of brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA19CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA385.md): Piper PA 12 · Skwentna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 27, 2019 · N3914M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's use of excessive brakes during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA18CA535](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA535.md): Piper PA 12 · Talkeetna, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Sep 5, 2018 · N7690H · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control on uneven terrain during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
- [NTSB GAA15CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA012.md): Piper PA 12 · Midland, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 19, 2015 · N2722M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR11CA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA007.md): Piper PA-12 · Valley, WA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Oct 9, 2010 · N2971M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's excessive brake application during the landing roll after overshooting the intended touchdown point, resulting in a nose over.
- [NTSB ANC09CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA087.md): Piper PA-12 · Dillingham, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 23, 2009 · N92770 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable soft, wet terrain, which resulted in a nose-over on landing.
- [NTSB ANC08CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA080.md): Piper PA-12 · Wasilla, AK · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 30, 2008 · N2951M · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7101202')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' e WHERE e.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND e.aircrafts_position = x.position AND e."isDefiningEvent" AND e."tier2Number" = '096'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/cases?model=7101202

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