# Incident 19881015061229I: Piper PA12, Palmer, AK, October 15, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1988, 08:20 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2577M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2577M) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015061229I

## Narrative

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

PILOT INDICATES BUNGEE BROKE ON LANDING. DAMAGE TO STRUTS, RIGHT GEAR AND WING TIPS.

## Other reports on N2577M (2)

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

- [Accident 19920913036649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913036649A), Sep 13, 1992: Piper PA12 (N2577M), Upper Yantarni, AK, Substantial damage. Stalled while maneuvering for landing on a gravel bar. Blamed windshear.
- [Accident 19840420013939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840420013939A), Apr 20, 1984: Piper PA12 (N2577M), Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. Lost directional control after liftoff in a severe crosswind and crashed. Crosswind exceeded aircrafts control.

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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