# Accident 19970418006249A: Piper PA12, Nikishka, AK, April 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1997, 14:00 local time
- Place: Nikishka, AK
- Airport: Mcgahan Industrial Airpark Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7253° N, 151.3022° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7253&lon=-151.3022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92793, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92793) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970418006249A

## Narrative

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

CHANGED GEAR FROM SKIS TO TUNDRA TIRES. ON TAKEOFF WHEEL FELL OFF. CONTINUES TO HOME BASE. GEAR WING SPAR DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC97LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA053), Apr 18, 1997: Piper PA-12 (N92793), Nikiski, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper installation of the landing gear wheel.

## Other reports on N92793 (1)

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

- [Accident 20210512008379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210512008379A), May 12, 2021: Piper PA-12 (N92793), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. On Wednesday 12 may 2021, 1302 local, PA-12 aircraft N92793 flying in from nikiski, AK, landed at Kenai Municipal Airport, on gravel runway 20L, nosed over and…

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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