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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Fairbanks, AK · September 25, 2004

Date: September 25, 2004
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4409M
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC04LA120
Reported as: Piper PA12
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N4409MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-3361 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) privacy data omitted on September 25, 2004 this PA-12 on floats, N4409M, departed cod lake then shortly after lost power causing the pilot to perform a hard landing on the water. This landing resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage where the floats attach and the float attach points. (-23 amendment) the mechanics that worked on the aircraft noted no abnormalities with the engine. The main repair station mechanic mentioned the pilot stated he had pulled the wrong control knob (mixture) which resulted in the mixture being pulled instead of the throttle.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2004 THIS PA-12 ON FLOATS, N4409M, DEPARTED COD LAKE THEN SHORTLY AFTER LOST POWER CAUSING THE PILOT TO PERFORM A HARD LANDING ON THE WATER. THIS LANDING RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE WHERE THE FLOATS ATTACH AND THE FLOAT ATTACH POINTS. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE MECHANICS THAT WORKED ON THE AIRCRAFT NOTED NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE ENGINE. THE MAIN REPAIR STATION MECHANIC MENTIONED THE PILOT STATED HE HAD PULLED THE WRONG CONTROL KNOB (MIXTURE) WHICH RESULTED IN THE MIXTURE BEING PULLED INSTEAD OF THE THROTTLE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC04LA120Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNenana, AKThe loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb for an undetermined reason, which resulted in an emergency descent and hard landing.Sep 25, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4409M · 1

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

Incident 20171006016339ITakeoff: Departure Roll · Webster, WIAircraft engine appeared to begin to lose power half way down runway on take-off roll. Take-off was aborted.Oct 6, 2017 · Minor damage