# Accident 19970912026569A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, September 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1997, 15:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2389M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2389M-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 934 total, 89 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970912026569A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON LANDING. (.4) THE PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING AREA WITH A LIGHT, RIGHT 30 DEGREE CROSSWIND. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS CONFIGURED WITH FULL FLAPS, AND THE INDICATED AIRSPEED WAS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MILES PER HOUR. A STAND OF TREES WAS DIRECTLY UPWIND, AND NEXT TO, THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. ON SHORT FINAL TO LAND, THE AIRPLANE SETTLED, THE WHEELS STRUCK THE RIVER BANK SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 ANC97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA147), Sep 12, 1997: Piper PA-12 (N2389M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the touchdown point, which led to undershoot and the airplane nosing over.

## Other reports on N2389M (1)

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

- [Accident 19940820032489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940820032489A), Aug 20, 1994: Piper STCPA12 (N2389M), Chickaloon, AK, Substantial damage. Tundra equipped PA12 veered on tnundra landing strip. Tried go around but collided with rising terrain.

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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