Piper PA-12 N2699M

Summary

On 12 June 1999 at about 17:15 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N2699M, operated by Rudy F. Robinson, was involved in an accident near Panhandle, Texas, United States. One person was 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

12 June 1999 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Panhandle, Texas, United States

Coordinates

35.3402, -101.3795

Aircraft

Piper PA-12

Registration

N2699M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rudy F. Robinson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Amarillo → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA165

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the noise heard by the pilot that resulted in his decision to execute a precautionary landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot lost control of the 1946 model tail-wheel equipped airplane during the landing roll following a precautionary landing on a road. According to the pilot, he heard a 'loud pop' while in cruise flight. The pilot elected to make a precautionary landing because of his concern with the age of the airplane. During the landing roll, the pilot allowed the airplane to drift to the right side of the road 'thinking he was going too slow for it to matter.' The tires sunk into the soft ground on the side of the road, and the airplane nosed over, coming to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.