Piper PA 12 N4365M

Summary

On 18 July 2020 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA 12 registered N4365M was involved in an accident near Linconville, Maine, 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.

Date

18 July 2020 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Linconville, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

44.6943, -69.3810

Aircraft

Piper PA 12

Registration

N4365M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rockland → Linconville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20CA268

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent main landing gear collapse.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the conclusion of a local flight with stops at several airports, the pilot was returning to the private grass runway. The pilot described that the final approach to the runway was “too fast,” and that when the airplane touched down on the soft turf it bounced. When the airplane touched down a second time, the landing gear collapsed. The fuselage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.