# Accident 20060809020219A: Piper PA12, Coldfoot, AK, August 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2006, 18:00 local time
- Place: Coldfoot, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2536° N, 150.2064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2536&lon=-150.2064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7663H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7663H) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,210 total, 1,210 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060809020219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LANDING ON A RIDGE LINE NEAR CHANDALAR LAKE. ON FINAL THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF DOWNWIND FORCE THAT FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITT^

## 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 ANC06CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA110), Aug 10, 2006: Piper PA-12 (N7663H), Coldfoot, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain during an aborted landing. Factors associated with the accident were wind gusts, and rough…

## Other reports on N7663H (2)

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

- [Accident 19840526023139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840526023139A), May 26, 1984: Piper PA12 (N7663H), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. Crash landed on a road after engine quit due to carburetor icing.
- [Accident 19790812043149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812043149A), Aug 12, 1979: Piper PA12 (N7663H), Lake Creek, AK, Minor damage, 1 fatal. Made dusk takeoff. Wing struck person standing in takeoff path taking picture of operation. Unknown by pilot.

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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