# Accident 19910405009209A: Piper STCPA12, Anchorage, AK, April 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1991, 19:32 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1793° N, 149.8806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1793&lon=-149.8806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123TL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N123TL-1998-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCPA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 347 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910405009209A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE TOWER REQUEST MINIMUM DELAY. HIT BRAKES ON TOUCHDOWN AND NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC91LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA048), Apr 5, 1991: Piper PA-12 (N123TL), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LACK OF CURRENCY WITH THE TYPE OF LANDING GEAR INVOLVED.

## Other reports on N123TL (2)

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

- [Accident 19930817029679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930817029679A), Aug 17, 1993: Piper STCPA12 (N123TL), Goose Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Stall mushed into brush trying to return. Fuel starvation due unmodified fuel system suspect
- [Incident 19870506023839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870506023839I), May 6, 1987: Piper STCPA12 (N123TL), Anchorage, AK. Engine did not develop full power after reduced power descent. Floatplane landed in grass. Suspect carburetor ice

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.