- Date
- August 21, 1983, 09:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- St. Xavier, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3351MPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830821043159A
- Case key
- 16140
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a fence during an attempted go-around in a field which was estimated to be 500 ft long. The wind was calm and the density alt was calculated to be 4900 ft. after landing and rolling 300 ft the plt decided he would not be able to stop. He applied power to go-around and the engine coughed and sputtered. After becoming airborne the engine coughed again. At the end of the field the landing gear of the acft hit a fence post and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3351M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12-2210
- Airframe hours
- 4,621
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-02, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard L. Kehler, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 19, 1983 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- St. Xavier, MT
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 312 total · 238 in this make and model · 273 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
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 N3351M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.