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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Beluga, AK · August 5, 2000

Date: August 5, 2000 · 10:30 local
Place: Beluga, AK
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2796M
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC00LA095
Reported as: Piper PA12
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 415 total343 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N2796MRegistration cancelled Apr 16, 2013 · Piper PA-12S/N 12-1195 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-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. According to the pilot the wind was almost calm and the landing attempt was on a narrow road. Just at the flare a slight breeze pushed the aircraft sideways and it resulted in a ground loop. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot and his passenger sustained bruises.

As the FAA filed it

(-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. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE WIND WAS ALMOST CALM AND THE LANDING ATTEMPT WAS ON A NARROW ROAD. JUST AT THE FLARE A SLIGHT BREEZE PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT SIDEWAYS AND IT RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC00LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilots selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor was high brush along side the landing area.Aug 5, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2796M · 1

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

Accident 19980929039179AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Tyonek, AK(.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…Sep 29, 1998 · Substantial damage