# Accident 20070429006139A: Piper PA12, Delta Junction, AK, April 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.7350° N, 146.5903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7350&lon=-146.5903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3613M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3613M) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070429006139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT  WAS DOING OFF AIRPORT LANDINGS AT REMOTE LOCATIONS. THE PILOT INDICATED HE HAD TAKEN OFF FROM A REMOTE STRIP AND FLEW AROUND FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WHEN HE LANDED AT THE NEXT AIR STRIP. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN ON THE RIGHT WHEEL HALVES AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. UPON SLOWING DOWN THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE RIGHT TUNDRA TIRE ON THE AIRCRAFT HE FOUND A STICK THAT HAD PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE STICK PUNCTURED THE TIRE DURING THE LAST TAKE OFF AND AFTER FLYING AROUND FOR AN HOUR THE TIRE WAS FLAT.

## 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 ANC07CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA034), Apr 29, 2007: Piper PA-12 (N3613M), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The damaged and deflated over-sized tire on the main landing gear, which precipitated a loss of directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N3613M (2)

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

- [Accident 20110410007439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110410007439A), Apr 10, 2011: Piper PA-12 (N3613M), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. N3613M contacted the soft snow about 100 feet short of the end of the plowed runway. The soft snow sucked the aircraft into the snow, causing the aircraft to…
- [Accident 19750306006959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750306006959A), Mar 6, 1975: Piper PA12 (N3613M), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Ski hit snow berm.

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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