- Date
- June 14, 2000, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dutch John, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3846MPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000614009039A
- Case key
- 49438
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions and control the aircraft while landing in gusting wind conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing roll, at the completion of a cross-country flight, wind gusts in excess of 30 knots which varied 15 to 20 degrees either side of the runway heading were encountered. The aircraft departed the right side of the runway and struck a tree causing damage to the right wing and right lift strut.
Factual narrative
On June 14, 2000, at 1500 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-12, N3846M, sustained substantial damage when it departed the side of the runway during landing roll at Dutch John, Utah. The private pilot and sole occupant was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal flight which originated at Driggs, Idaho, earlier in the day. The flight was operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed.
The pilot reported that he was attempting to land on runway 29 at Dutch John and encountered wind gusts that varied in direction from 15 to 20 degrees either side of the runway. He estimated the gusts to be in excess of 30 knots.
In his report on the accident, the pilot said he lost control of the aircraft during landing roll due to the gusts and the aircraft departed the right side of the runway and hit a tree. Damage was to the right wing and right wing strut.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3846M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12-2757
- Airframe hours
- 3,425
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Joseph C. Bennett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 21, 2000 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- U59 · Driggs, ID
- Destination
- 33U
- Airport
- 33U · Dutch John, runway 29, 6,600 × 60 ft, macadam
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 5,620 total · 30 in this make and model · 5,620 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VEL, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N3846M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.