# Accident 19950909030339A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, September 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1995, 17:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2207° N, 149.8508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2207&lon=-149.8508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45DK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45DK-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 88 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950909030339A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING AT REMOTE GRAVEL STRIP. LEFT WHEEL RAN OFF GRAVEL WENT INTO MARSH. STRUCK A LOG.

## 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 ANC95LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA165), Sep 10, 1995: Piper PA-12 (N45DK), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor relating to the accident was: the gusty crosswind condition.

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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