# Accident 19950716018589A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, July 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1995, 22:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1592° N, 149.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1592&lon=-149.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2941M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 21 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950716018589A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING BEGAN GROUND LOOP. TRIED GO AROUND. GROUND LOOPED UNTIL GEAR FOLDED. WING HIT.

## 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 ANC95LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA106), Jul 17, 1995: Piper PA-12 (N2941M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND LOOP/SWERVE.

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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