# Accident 20070822017669A: Piper PA12, Kustatan, AK, August 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2007, 12:15 local time
- Place: Kustatan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.7811° N, 151.9086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.7811&lon=-151.9086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2328M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2328M) (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 O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,150 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070822017669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF THE PA-12, HE WAS LANDING AT AN UNIMPROVED OFF AIRPORT STRIP ALONG THE KUSTATAN RIVER ACROSS THE COOK INLET, WEST OF NIKISKI, AK. JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WHILE IN THE LANDING FLARE THE LEFT WING OF THE PA-12 STRUCK THE PROPELLER OF A PARKED CESSNA 185 CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A GROND LOOP. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF TEH ATTACH FITTING OF THE WING STRUT AND TO THE LEFT AILERON. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE INCLUDED THE RIGHT HAND WING TIP AND THE TIP OF THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR. THE PILOT STATED THAT IN HIS OPINION, THE CESSNA 185 WAS PARKED TOO CLOSE TO THE STRIP THAT IS NORMALLY USED BY LOCAL PILOTS TO ACCESS THE POPULAR FISHING SPOT. HOWEVER, HE STILL ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OUTCOME. DAMAGE TO THE CESSNA 185 WAS REPORTED AS MINOR.

## 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 ANC07LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA092), Aug 22, 2007: Piper PA-12 (N2328M), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from a parked airplane during the landing flare.

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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