# NTSB CHI81DER18: Piper PA-12, N2560M, Kelliher, MN, February 15, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1981
- Place: Kelliher, MN · KELLIHER, MN
- Location: 47.9482° N, 94.4380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kelliher, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9482&lon=-94.4380&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DER18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER18

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0342  81/2/15    KELLIHER,MN         PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 326
        TIME - 1300                    N2560M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KELLIHER,MN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
        REMARKS- R L/G ASSY,P/N 10027-01,AXLE BROKEN,FOUND CRACKED & RUSTED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2560M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2560M), registered now, S/N 12-936, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810215005819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810215005819A), Feb 15, 1981: Piper PA12, Kelliher, MN, Substantial damage. Right main landing gear axle broke while landing ski-equipped airplane. Found rusted fatique crack.

## Other investigations on N2560M (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 CHI07CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA306), Sep 26, 2007: Piper PA-12 (N2560M), Detroit Lakes, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reduced airplane climb performance capability resulting in the pilot not obtaining a proper climb rate during takeoff and the inadequate flare by the pilot during the aborted takeoff. Additional…

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.

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