# NTSB WPR22LA295: Piper PA-12, N7632H, Lexington, OR, July 22, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: July 22, 2022, 12:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Lexington, OR · airport environment
- Coordinates: 45.454139, -119.69027 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4541&lon=-119.6903&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 105701
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA295
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105701/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105701
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA295

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a gusting wind.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-12, 51 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=7101202), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-12, 31 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7101202), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-12, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=7101202), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Piper PA-12, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=7101202), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-12, 40 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7101202), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane encountered a wind gust and veered to the right. He attempted to correct back to runway centerline; however, the left wing dipped down, the main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7632H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7632H), registered now, S/N 12-507, 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
- Serial number: 12-507
- Year built: 1946
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-A2B 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: HIO, Hillsboro, OR
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: PDT, Eastern Oregon Rgnl At Pendleton, runway 29, 5,582 × 100 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 20, 2022; seat: left; flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 15 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observed at: KHRI, 29 nm away
- METAR: METAR KHRI 221853Z AUTO 24015G23KT 10SM CLR 29/10 A2994 RMK AO2 PK WND 26026/1820 SLP131 T02890100 TSNO=


## 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 20220722012989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220722012989A), Jul 22, 2022: Piper PA-12, Lexingtion, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot left khio and headed for klgd a little after 11AM. Pilot decided to land at 9S9 to pick up some fuel. Aircraft touched down a few minutes before 1PM. The…

## Other investigations on N7632H (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 WPR26LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA133), Mar 19, 2026: Piper PA-12 (N7632H), West Linn, OR, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 7, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105701. 346 KB in all.

- Record of conversation pilot (NTSB) (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 94 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14490541&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20Pilot%20(NTSB)_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Pilot's statement (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 252 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14490643&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20Memorandum%20-%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf

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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