# Incident 19860904060389I: Piper PA12, Gailbraith Lake, AK, September 4, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1986, 14:30 local time
- Place: Gailbraith Lake, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7823H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7823H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 0 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860904060389I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND LIFT STRUTS DAMAGED, LANDING ON SAND BAR. NO ENDORSEMENTS FOR CROSSCOUNTRY FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N7823H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19781031027979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781031027979I), Oct 31, 1978: Piper PA12 (N7823H), Paxson, AK, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff after loud noise. Right gear streamline strut failed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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