# Incident 20051021033679I: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, October 21, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2005, 14:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2181&lon=-149.9003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4154M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4154M) (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 O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24,471 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051021033679I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON MUD FLATES NEAR THE SUSITNA RIVER DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT WAS SLUNG BY HELICOPTER TO THE LAKE HOOD AREA WHERE ABOUT 8 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM THE WING TANKS TO CHECK FOR CONTAMINANTS. NO CONTAMINENTS WERE FOUND. CARBURETOR WAS REMOVED AND OVERHAULED. AT TEARDOWN, NO DEFECTS FOUND. ENGINE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL. PILOT STATED THAT ON HIS LAST TAKE-OFF FROM THE MUD FLATS HE WENT THROUGH SOME WATER WHICH SPLASHED AROUND THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N4154M (1)

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

- [Incident 20010813021589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010813021589I), Aug 13, 2001: Piper PA12 (N4154M), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On August 13, 2001 at about 0930 Mr. Marlin teske pulled the prop through of Piper PA-12 N4154M, to make sure the engine was clear. The engine…

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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