# Accident 20030817037159A: Piper PA12, Tyonek, AK, August 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8333° N, 151.2500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8333&lon=-151.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2941M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030817037159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS DEPARTING FROM A SMALL GRASS STRIP WITH A 12 KNOT CROSSWIND. HE REPORTED THAT AS HE LIFTED OFF AND STARTED TO CLIMB HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT HE COULD NOT OUTCLIMB. THIS FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND IN THE TALLER GRASS A LITTLE TO THE SIDE OF THE TAKEOFF LANE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LOG CONCEALED IN THE GRASS CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC03LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA095), Aug 17, 2003: Piper PA-12 (N2941M), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions and maintain aircraft control during the initial climb, which resulted in a loss of control and in-flight collision with terrain.…

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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