# Accident 20020521016709A: Piper PA12, Soldotna, AK, May 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2002, 15:15 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Soldotna
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4761° N, 151.0325° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4761&lon=-151.0325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2514M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2514M-2021-10-30) (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 ANC02LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020521016709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED SOLDOTNA (SXQ) AIRPORT IN THE MORNING WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE WIND CAME UP SUDDENLY ABOUT 1:00 OR 2:00 PM, OUT OF THE NNE, WITH GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 20-25 MPH. WHEN THE PILOT RETURNED AT 3:00 PM, THE AWOS REPORTED 0508KTS, AND THE DIRECTION WAS VARYING FROM A HEAD WIND TO A TAIL WIND. AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE I FOUND THE RIGHT WHEEL HUB BROKEN. COUNSELED PILOT ON WIND TECHNIQUE.

## 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 ANC02LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA037), May 21, 2002: Piper PA-12 (N2514M), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during the landing roll. A factor was the presence of a crosswind.

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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