# Accident 20010801039989A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, August 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2001, 19:15 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0511° N, 149.7186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0511&lon=-149.7186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7775H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7775H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 910 total, 650 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010801039989A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC01LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA097), Aug 2, 2001: Piper PA-12 (N7775H), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of left brake pressure due to a missing hydraulic brake fitting.

## Other reports on N7775H (1)

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

- [Incident 20070403005329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070403005329I), Apr 3, 2007: Piper PA12 (N7775H), Alamogordo, NM, Minor damage. (-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…

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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