# Accident 20070201001599A: Piper PA12, Glennallen, AK, February 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2007, 09:45 local time
- Place: Glennallen, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.5228° N, 145.9767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.5228&lon=-145.9767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3233M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3233M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA12
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,010 total, 1,505 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070201001599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED WHILE MANEUVERING FOR LANDING ON A REMOTE LAKE, THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS BECAME INEFFECTIVE AND THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND CONTACTED THE SNOW. THE PILOT SUSPECTS THAT A SMALL WIND MAY HAVE OCCURRED JUST AS HE PASSED OVER A TREE LINE ON SHORT FINAL TO LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL AT AN ALTITUDE APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN (15) FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TOO LOW TO RECOVER. WHEN THE WING CONTACTED THE SURFACE IT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN SIDEWAYS CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT STAYED UPRIGHT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC07LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA018), Feb 1, 2007: Piper PA-12 (N3233M), Glennallen, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to preclude a stall while maneuvering, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent collision with terrain. Factors contributing to the…

## Other reports on N3233M (3)

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

- [Accident 20170826013649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170826013649A), Aug 26, 2017: Piper PA-12 (N3233M), Gulkana, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot-in-charge (PIC) of aircraft N3233M flying part 135 operated by wrangell mountain air (WM9C) departed windy ridge air strip (nw of Mt. Sanford) for…
- [Accident 20100114025939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100114025939A), Jan 14, 2010: Piper PA-12 (N3233M), Glenallen, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on frozen lake, during taxi the right landing gear struck a unforseen snow covered snow bank damaging the right gear attachment point.
- [Accident 20020902024249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020902024249A), Sep 2, 2002: Piper PA12 (N3233M), Chickaloon, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated the airplane was empty and the c.g was at the most forward edge of the envelope. He was too slow on the approach to landing and when 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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