Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA12 near Gilliam, LA — 2020-11-23

Final reportCEN21LA087
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Date
2020-11-23
Location
Gilliam, LA, USA
Aircraft
PIPER PA12
Registration
N2569M
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The non-instrument rated pilot’s encounter with poor weather conditions resulting in his performing a precautionary landing to a cornfield and subsequently nosing over.

NTSB narrative

The non-instrument rated pilot reported he was ferrying the airplane when he encountered poor weather conditions. The pilot reported that the fog was too thick to see, so he tried to circle back to an airport that he had passed during the flight. Unable to find the airport, he decided to perform a precautionary landing to a road. However, the pilot overshot the road and landed in a cornfield. The airplane subsequently nosed over coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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