Piper PA-12 N2849M

Summary

On 17 March 2021 at about 16:55 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N2849M, operated by 49 Mike Partnership, was involved in an accident near Erie, Colorado, 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

17 March 2021 at 16:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Erie, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Erie Municipal (EIK)

Coordinates

40.0103, -105.0481

Aircraft

Piper PA-12

Registration

N2849M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

49 Mike Partnership

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA159

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a full-stop landing, resulting in a runway excursion and impact with a snow berm.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while making a full-stop landing following a local flight in his tailwheel-equipped airplane and slowing on the runway centerline, the airplane began drifting to the left toward a snow berm on the edge of the runway. The pilot added power as the left main landing gear tire contacted the snow. The airplane slid into the berm and came to rest in about 8-12 inches of snow. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left elevator. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.