# Accident 20030929026469A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, September 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2136° N, 149.8445° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2136&lon=-149.8445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2914M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2914M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030929026469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 33, UPON REACHING APPROX 150 AGL THE PILOT BEGAN A LEFT TURNOUT. THE ENGINE FAILED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 6. THE PILOT ELECTED TO TOUCH DOWN ON GRASS STRIP BETWEEN RUNWAY 33 AND THE TAXIWAY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN RIGHT MAIN GEAR FELL INTO A HOLE AT THE GRASS EDGE AND FOLDED UP STRIKING THE STRUTS. AIRCRAFT THEN CONTACTED TWO BLUE TAXI LIGHTS AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED COMING TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM ORIGINAL DIRECTION.

## 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 ANC03LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA127), Sep 29, 2003: Piper PA-12 (N2914M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing and collision with a runway light fixture.

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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