# Accident 20030418007189A: Piper PA12, Dillingham, AK, April 18, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2003, 19:30 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0397° N, 158.4575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dillingham, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0397&lon=-158.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3651N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3651N) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 130 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030418007189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A BEACH WITH A 15-20 KNOT, GUSTING, RIGHT CROSSWIND, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT. THIS TURNED THE 15-20 KNOT CROSSWIND INTO A 15-20 KNOT TAILWIND AND ON A HEADING TOWARDS THE OCEAN. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. WHEN THE WHEELS HIT THE WATER THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED, CAUSING 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 ANC03LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA045), Apr 19, 2003: Piper PA-12 (N3651N), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions while taxiing for takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and an on ground encounter with ocean water. A factor associated with the…

## Other reports on N3651N (1)

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

- [Accident 19871009059569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871009059569A), Oct 9, 1987: Piper PA12 (N3651N), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a tree stump in tall grass on a unimproved landing strip. Impact severed left main gear.

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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