ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221438
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| Date: | Friday 1 February 2019 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2333M |
| MSN: | 12-1394 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2609 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crystal Springs Ranch Airport (UT54), Leeds, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hurricane, UT (UT47) |
| Cedar City, UT (Unk) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, before landing at an unimproved snow-covered airstrip, he chose to do a "low flyby with a light touch" to gauge the landing surface condition. He added that, when the airplane touched down on "what looked like compact snow," the landing gear dug into the snow crust, and the airplane nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings, the windshield, and the empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control while conducting a touch-and-go landing on an unimproved, snow-covered airstrip, which resulted in a nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2333M
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2019 22:54 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Feb-2019 23:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2019 01:37 | Geno | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage] |
| 02-Feb-2019 01:40 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 02-Feb-2019 02:01 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 02-Feb-2019 10:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location] |
| 02-Oct-2019 07:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Country, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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