# Accident 20080630857719A: Piper PA12, Anchorage, AK, June 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2008
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3333° N, 150.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3333&lon=-150.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2951M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2951M) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,037 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080630857719A

## Narrative

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

OCCURED DURING "TOUCH AND GO" PRACTICE.  VISITED THE RECOVERED AIRCRAFT, REVIEWED, MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND TOOK PICTURES.  PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AND HIS LOGBOOK WAS REVIEWED.  PILOT STATED HE HAD A "CHECK RIDE" SCHEDULED LATER THAT AFTERNOON AND WAS PRACTICING IN PREPARATION.  AFTER SEVERAL "FULL STOP" LANDINGS AT ONE LANDING SITE, HE FLEW TO ANOTHER PRACTICE SITE AND DID A "DOWN WIND INSPECTION" PRIOR TO THE LANDING ATTEMPT.  DURING THE LANDING, HIS GEAR WAS SNAGGED IN THE VERY TALL GRASS AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.  A PASSING HELICHOPTER ASSISTED IN FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT BACK OVER ONTO ITS GEAR.  A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED ON 7-07-2008, INSPECTOR KATHMAN RECOMMENDED A 44709 REEXAMINATION BE PERFORMED ON THE PILOT BY AN OPERATIONS INSPECTOR.

## 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 ANC08CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA080), Jun 30, 2008: Piper PA-12 (N2951M), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area.

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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