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FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Nenana, AK · August 22, 2001

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Date
August 22, 2001 · 21:00 local
Place
Nenana, AK
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N7604H
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC01LA123
Reported as
Piper PA12
N7604HRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-479 · Built 1946Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-290 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) At about 9:00 pm local fairbanks time, Mr. Keech attempted to land his PA-12 on a grass, off airport strip located about 18 miles east of Nenana airport. Mr. Keech was the sole occupant of the aircraft. Because he had not landed at this strip before, he made a pass over it and checked it out. On his attempt to land, he landed about 30 feet short of the airstrip. The aircraft came to rest on its top and received substantial damages. Mr. Keech sustained minor injuries to the head. (.19) on August 22, 2001, about 2100 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-12 airplane, N7604H, sustained substantial damage during landing at an off airport site, about 18 miles east of Nenana, Alaska. The solo certificated private pilot was not injured. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under title 14, CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated about 2015, from the chena marina airport, fairbanks, Alaska. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board investigator-in-charge on a ugust 23, the pilot reported that he was landing to the west on a 800 feet long site. He said that as he neared the approach end of the site, just before touchdown, both main wheels struck a small stand of trees, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT ABOUT 9:00 PM LOCAL FAIRBANKS TIME, MR. KEECH ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS PA-12 ON A GRASS, OFF AIRPORT STRIP LOCATED ABOUT 18 MILES EAST OF NENANA AIRPORT. MR. KEECH WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. BECAUSE HE HAD NOT LANDED AT THIS STRIP BEFORE, HE MADE A PASS OVER IT AND CHECKED IT OUT. ON HIS ATTEMPT TO LAND, HE LANDED ABOUT 30 FEET SHORT OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS TOP AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES. MR. KEECH SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE HEAD. (.19) ON AUGUST 22, 2001, ABOUT 2100 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE EQUIPPED PIPER PA-12 AIRPLANE, N7604H, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT AN OFF AIRPORT SITE, ABOUT 18 MILES EAST OF NENANA, ALASKA. THE SOLO CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 2015, FROM THE CHENA MARINA AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE ON A UGUST 23, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING TO THE WEST ON A 800 FEET LONG SITE. HE SAID THAT AS HE NEARED THE APPROACH END OF THE SITE, JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, BOTH MAIN WHEELS STRUCK A SMALL STAND OF TREES, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND FUSELAGE. THE PILOT SAID THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.

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 ANC01LA123Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNenana, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was trees.Aug 23, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7604H · 1

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

Incident 19960803028119IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Shishmaref, AKNarrative: during taxi back to parking, the wind caught the aircraft, a Piper PA-12 N7604H and stood it on its nose. Damage to the prop, and a small dent in the cowl.Aug 3, 1996 · Minor damage