# Accident 19950917029829A: Piper PA12, Aniak, AK, September 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1995, 15:00 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Airport: Aniak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1995° N, 158.5991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1995&lon=-158.5991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3334M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O235C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 24 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950917029829A

## Narrative

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

MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED UNSEEN SOFT AND ON GRAVEL RUNWAY. LEFT MAIN WHEEL SHEARED OFF. PLANE NOSED DOWN.

## 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 ANC95LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA171), Sep 17, 1995: Piper PA-12 (N3334M), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable portion of the 6,000 foot long gravel runway for landing. A factor associated with the accident was: the soft gravel berm on the runway.

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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