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| Date: | Friday 25 October 2024 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | DD Leasing LLC |
| Registration: | N2524M |
| MSN: | 12-910 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3872 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aberdeen Municipal Airport (U36), Weston, ID -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Aberdeen Municipal Airport, ID (U36) |
| Aberdeen Municipal Airport, ID (U36) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing on a gravel bar, he performed a touch and go landing to assess the landing surface. The surface seemed stable to the pilot; however, during the subsequent full stop landing, he failed to hold enough back pressure on the flight control stick to keep the tail down. When the main landing gear touched down on the gravel surface, the propeller struck the ground, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder.
The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain back pressure on the control stick during a landing attempt on gravel, which resulted in a nose over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR25LA026
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195392
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N2524M
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2024 20:27 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 15-Nov-2024 20:06 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 30-Apr-2025 11:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 04-May-2025 12:40 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Photo, ] |
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