Piper PA-12 N3036M
29 April 2009 · Georgetown, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 April 2009 at about 15:45 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N3036M, operated by Barnstormers Flite Signs, was involved in an accident near Georgetown, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Georgetown, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Georgetown County Airport (GGE)
- Coordinates
- 33.3117, -79.3197
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N3036M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Barnstormers Flite Signs
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- N. Myrtle Beach → Georgetown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA09CA275
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the make and model airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The recently hired, tailwheel-endorsed commercial pilot was acting as pilot-in-command and was accompanied by the chief pilot of a banner tow company. He was practicing touch and go landings in a tailwheel airplane. During the second landing, the airplane turned to the right soon after the tailwheel contacted the runway. The pilot attempted to maintain directional control, but was unable to prevent the airplane departing the runway. The airplane ground looped, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing was bent upward. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any preimpact mechanical malfunctions. The recorded wind, about the time of the accident, was oriented with the runway heading at 5 knots. The pilot reported 319 hours of total flight experience, of which 3 hours were in the tailwheel-type airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2009 | Piper PA-12 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Bush Jonathan | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2009 | Piper PA-12 | Burlington, Washington, United States | Bruce L. Heiner | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 2009 | Piper PA-12 | Gonvick, Minnesota, United States | Michael Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 2009 | Piper PA-12 | Lime Village, Alaska, United States | Magnuson Airways LLC | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2009 | Piper PA-12 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Wiita Chris D | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2009 | Piper PA-12 | Columbia, Missouri, United States | Jared Hobaugh | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 23 Dec 2009 | Fpna A-22 VALOR | Hunting Island, South Carolina, United States | Costal Empire Flight Training Academy LLC | No injuries | - |
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