# Accident 19980929039179A: Piper PA12, Tyonek, AK, September 29, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1998, 13:30 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0804° N, 151.1601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0804&lon=-151.1601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2796M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2796M-2013-04-16) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 268 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980929039179A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1998, ABOUT 1430 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PA-12 AIRPLANE, N2796M, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER AT AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, FOR THE ACCIDENT SITE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE PILOT OF ANOTHER AIRPLANE WHO LOCATED THE STRANDED OCCUPANTS SAID THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED UPSIDE DOWN IMMEDIATELY PAST A DARK, MUDDY SECTION OF THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE.  THIS WITNESS PILOT DESCRIBED ABOUT 300 FEET OF LANDING AREA, THE MUDDY SECTION, AND THEN A REMAINING 100 FEET OF LANDING AREA. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON LANDING OR TAKEOFF. (.4) THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD LANDED WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND ON A 900 FEET LONG, OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE. AS HE WAS TAXIING TO THE END, THE LEFT WHEEL DIPPED INTO A HOLE, AND THE TAIL CAME UP IN A WIND GUST. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO TRY TO KEEP THE TAIL DOWN, BUT THE PROPELLER STRUCK T HE GROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. (-23) PILOT LANDED WITH A GUSTY, SHIFTING WIND ON A SHORT OFF AIRPORT SITE. WIND GOT UNDER TAIL AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ANC98LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA166), Sep 29, 1998: Piper PA-12 (N2796M), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The aircraft's left wheel encountering a hole as the pilot taxied from landing and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Contributing factors were the rough terrain and gusty wind…

## Other reports on N2796M (1)

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

- [Accident 20000805042409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000805042409A), Aug 5, 2000: Piper PA12 (N2796M), Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 5, 2000 at about 1030 adt a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-12 N2796M was involved in a landing accident near the theodore river, Alaska.…

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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