# Accident 20010830024669A: Piper PA12, Fairbanks, AK, August 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2001, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Chena Marina Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8139° N, 147.9186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8139&lon=-147.9186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3416M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3416M) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010830024669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED SHE ACCELERATED ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT. THE POWER WAS PULLED OFF AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED THROUGH THE FRONT YARD OF A RESIDENCE,NARROWLY MISSING THE PROPERTY OWNER'S AIRCRAFT, THEN COMING TO A REST AFTER HITTING A WOOD PILE. (.19) ON AUGUST 30, 2001, ABOUT 1800 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE-EQUIPPED PIPER PA-12 AIRPLANE, N3416M, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE CHENA MARINA AIRSTRIP, LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, AND THE SOLE PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON AUGUST 30TH, THE PILOT REPORTED SHE APPLIED FULL ENGINE POWER TO BEGIN THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 36 AT CHENA MARINA. THE PILOT SAID THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE ENCOUNTERED A RUT ON THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO              DEPART THE RUNWAY SURFACE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRSTRIP, AND THE PILOT SAID SHE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A STACK OF CUT WOOD LOGS. BOTH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, FUSELAGE, WINGS, AND WING LIFT STRUTS. THE PILOT INDICATED THE WIND WAS FROM 070 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. THE CHENA MARINA AIRSTRIP IS A PRIVATE AIRFIELD WITH A GRAVEL SURFACE RUNWAY THAT IS 4,700 FEET LONG.

## 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 ANC01LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA130), Aug 31, 2001: Piper PA-12 (N3416M), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff run.

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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