# Incident 19910904049869I: Piper PA12, Kugururok, AK, September 4, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1991, 19:30 local time
- Place: Kugururok, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5461Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5461Y-2018-06-27) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 50 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910904049869I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING, WHILE TURNING AIRCRAFT TO TAXI TO PARK, THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N5461Y (2)

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

- [Accident 19880817038899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880817038899A), Aug 17, 1988: Piper PA12 (N5461Y), King Mountain, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine quit while maneuvering in a valley. Crash landed. Blamed carburetor but no verification.
- [Accident 19860921045819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860921045819A), Sep 21, 1986: Piper STCPA12 (N5461Y), Tutna Lake, AK, Substantial damage. After liftoff, a crosswind gust caused float to strike the water. Both floats were ripped from the aircraft.

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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