# Accident 20010822020779A: Piper PA12, Nenana, AK, August 22, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2001, 21:00 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.4244° N, 148.4653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.4244&lon=-148.4653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7604H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7604H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010822020779A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC01LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA123), Aug 23, 2001: Piper PA-12 (N7604H), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A factor associated with the accident was trees.

## Other reports on N7604H (1)

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

- [Incident 19960803028119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803028119I), Aug 3, 1996: Piper PA12 (N7604H), Shishmaref, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…

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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