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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Arctic Village, AK · August 9, 2005

Date: August 9, 2005 · 12:00 local
Place: Arctic Village, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N78481
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC05CA122
Reported as: Piper PA12
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,500 total100 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N78481Registered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-1992 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot misjudged speed and touch down point for an off airport landing. When he realized he was going to go off the end of the runway he hit the brakes and the airplane flipped over. Pilot states wind was gusty and switching directions often and had gone to a tail wind as he made the landing. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT MISJUDGED SPEED AND TOUCH DOWN POINT FOR AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING. WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS GOING TO GO OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE HIT THE BRAKES AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER. PILOT STATES WIND WAS GUSTY AND SWITCHING DIRECTIONS OFTEN AND HAD GONE TO A TAIL WIND AS HE MADE THE LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA ^

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC05CA122Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportArctic Village, AKThe pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, which resulted in an overrun and subsequent nose over during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.Aug 9, 2005 · Substantial damage