# Accident 20060911019189A: Piper PA12, Noatak, AK, September 11, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Noatak, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.7442° N, 162.4378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.7442&lon=-162.4378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105JH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105JH) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060911019189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A SAND BAR THAT PARALLELS THE ELI RIVER. DURING LANDING HIS MAIN WHEEL HIT A SOFT SPORT IN THE SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO ONE SIDE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE FOUND THUS FAR: WATER IN UPPER PORTION OF ENGINE, TOP 6" OF INSTRUMENT PANEL WET, PROP STRIKE (ONE BLADE SLIGHTLY BENT), LEFT WING TIP FIBERGLASS BROKEN, LEFT WING END RIBS BENT, 2 FEET OF OB LEFT WING LEADING EDGE DENTED/WRINKLED, LEFT WING STRUTS BENT, AND CRACKED WINDSHIELD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED

## 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 ANC06CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA132), Sep 11, 2006: Piper PA-12 (N105JH), Noatak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll and a nose over. Factors associated with the accident were soft terrain and the…

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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