# Accident 20020615012769A: Piper PA12, Kenai, AK, June 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2002, 20:21 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4131M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4131M) (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 ANC02LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020615012769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A SANDBAR, A GUST OF WIND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT UP-SLOPE TOWARDS A RUFF AREA. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT WITH RUDDER BUT DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT SPEED. HE APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING TO STOP, ENCOUNTERING A SOFT SPOT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ANC02LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA049), Jun 15, 2002: Piper PA-12 (N4131M), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and the excessive use of the airplane's brakes, which resulted in a nose over. A contributing factor to the accident was a wind gust.

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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