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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Nome, AK · June 8, 2003

Date
June 8, 2003 · 16:45 local
Place
Nome, AK
Airport
Nome
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2475M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC03LA056
Reported as
Piper PA12
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Pilot’s flight hours
379 total175 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Airman stated that while on short final with a left quartering crosswind the aircraft began drifting to the right. He applied additional crosswind correction and the aircraft settled to the ground striking the left main landing gear. Pilot attempted a go around with the aircraft continuing to roll on the left main landing gear but it was veering left. He lowered the right wing and applied right brake and the right main tire deflated. The aircraft nosed over but did not go upside down. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAN STATED THAT WHILE ON SHORT FINAL WITH A LEFT QUARTERING CROSSWIND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED ADDITIONAL CROSSWIND CORRECTION AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND STRIKING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUING TO ROLL ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BUT IT WAS VEERING LEFT. HE LOWERED THE RIGHT WING AND APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE AND THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE DEFLATED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER BUT DID NOT GO UPSIDE DOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.