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FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · August 1, 2001

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Date
August 1, 2001 · 19:15 local
Place
Anchorage, AK
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7775H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC01LA097
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
910 total650 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N7775HRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-673 · Built 1946Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) Aircraft departed flying crown airport with two passengers at 1900 hours. Pilot flew to baldy mountain and circled twice. He stated he noticed the cylinder head temperature was high and elected to land to the east on this unimproved landing area on top of baldy mountain. The area is approximately 1050 feet long with a 12 foot elevation rise at 700 feet distance. The touchdown area had a one foot high shoulder on the right side. At touchdown the pilot does not recall what actually occurred other than the aircraft veered off to the right approximately 12 feet toward a 6 foot downslope covered with 3 foot high alder brush. The pilot applied full power to go around but continued into the alder brush catching the landing gear and flipping over inverted on the nose. The aircraft was equipped with large tundra tires and came to rest at a 45 degree angle from intended landing direction. Ten inches of propeller tip was bent 90 degrees forward. One third of right side of windscreen was broken out and the vertical fin cap was crushed down 3 inches.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FLYING CROWN AIRPORT WITH TWO PASSENGERS AT 1900 HOURS. PILOT FLEW TO BALDY MOUNTAIN AND CIRCLED TWICE. HE STATED HE NOTICED THE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH AND ELECTED TO LAND TO THE EAST ON THIS UNIMPROVED LANDING AREA ON TOP OF BALDY MOUNTAIN. THE AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 1050 FEET LONG WITH A 12 FOOT ELEVATION RISE AT 700 FEET DISTANCE. THE TOUCHDOWN AREA HAD A ONE FOOT HIGH SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AT TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT DOES NOT RECALL WHAT ACTUALLY OCCURRED OTHER THAN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET TOWARD A 6 FOOT DOWNSLOPE COVERED WITH 3 FOOT HIGH ALDER BRUSH. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND BUT CONTINUED INTO THE ALDER BRUSH CATCHING THE LANDING GEAR AND FLIPPING OVER INVERTED ON THE NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH LARGE TUNDRA TIRES AND CAME TO REST AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE FROM INTENDED LANDING DIRECTION. TEN INCHES OF PROPELLER TIP WAS BENT 90 DEGREES FORWARD. ONE THIRD OF RIGHT SIDE OF WINDSCREEN WAS BROKEN OUT AND THE VERTICAL FIN CAP WAS CRUSHED DOWN 3 INCHES.

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 ANC01LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe loss of left brake pressure due to a missing hydraulic brake fitting.Aug 2, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7775H · 1

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

Incident 20070403005329ITakeoff Ground Roll · Alamogordo, NM(-23) On 04/03/07 approximately 1:45 pm, MST, a Piper PA-12 (N7775H) registered to silver linings aviation, LLC; box 1077; la luz, NM 88337 sustained minor damage when the propeller struck the runway during a practice short-field takeoff at White Sands…Apr 3, 2007 · Minor damage