# Accident 20030608026459A: Piper PA12, Nome, AK, June 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2003, 16:45 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Airport: Nome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.4061° N, 164.6555° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.4061&lon=-164.6555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2475M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2475M) (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 O320*
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 175 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030608026459A

## Narrative

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

(-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

## 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 ANC03LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA056), Jun 9, 2003: Piper PA-12 (N2475M), Teller, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a loss of control and nose down of the airplane. A factor in…

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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