# Accident 20010903025119A: Piper PA12, Tok, AK, September 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2001, 20:30 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.2833° N, 143.0103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.2833&lon=-143.0103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5129Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5129Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010903025119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2001, MR. ZACHARY KNAEBEL WAS PIC OF N5129Y, A PA-12-150. WHILE LANDING TO A GRAVEL BAR HE HIT A DITCH. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LANDING GEAR AND BOTH WING SPARS. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ONBOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC01LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA133), Sep 4, 2001: Piper PA-12 (N5129Y), Tok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point. An…

## Other reports on N5129Y (2)

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

- [Incident 20030615012059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030615012059I), Jun 15, 2003: Piper PA12 (N5129Y), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot landed the airplane on the ski strip at Fairbanks International Airport and applied too much pressure to the brakes. The airplane tipped up on…
- [Accident 19981103039929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981103039929A), Nov 3, 1998: Piper STCPA12 (N5129Y), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 3, 1998, about 1450 Alaska standard time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-12 airplane, N5129Y, sustained substantial damage following a loss of…

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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