20000513016139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · May 13, 2000

Date
May 13, 2000 · 13:38 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Airport
Merrill Field Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3835M
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
203 total138 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Pilot landing aircraft on runway 33 at Merrill field. Pilot indicated he had a strong gust of crosswind from the left. He stated aircraft bounced twice on landing and he over corrected with too much rudder input. Air craft tipped over on right wing and hit runway light.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT LANDING AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 33 AT MERRILL FIELD. PILOT INDICATED HE HAD A STRONG GUST OF CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. HE STATED AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE ON LANDING AND HE OVER CORRECTED WITH TOO MUCH RUDDER INPUT. AIR CRAFT TIPPED OVER ON RIGHT WING AND HIT RUNWAY LIGHT.