# Accident 20090822048569A: Piper PA-12, Dillingham, AK, August 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2009, 16:00 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.6333° N, 159.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.6333&lon=-159.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92770, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92770-2013-05-22) (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 PA-12
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 398 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090822048569A

## Narrative

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

PRIOR TO LANDING ATTEMP, THE PILOT FLEW OVER THE OFF-SITE AREA AND DETERMINED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE SITE. AT THE END OF THE LANDING, DURING TRANSITION FROM 2-POINT TOUCHDOWN TO THE 3-POINT TOUCHDOWN (TAIL GEAR), THE MAIN GEAR WERE CAPTURED BY THE SOFT MUD RESULTING IN A "NOSE-OVER" ON TO THE CABIN AND WING LEADING EDGES (TAIL DID NOT MAKE CONTACT). THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND PASSENGER.

## 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 ANC09CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA087), Aug 23, 2009: Piper PA-12 (N92770), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable soft, wet terrain, which resulted in a nose-over on landing.

## Other reports on N92770 (1)

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

- [Accident 20110717015489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110717015489A), Jul 17, 2011: Piper PA-12 (N92770), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Witnesses stated on departure the aircraft engine sounded quieter than normal, aircraft engine seemed to lose power. The pilot banked left attempting to return…

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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