# Accident 20100114025939A: Piper PA-12, Glenallen, AK, January 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Glenallen, AK
- Airport: Off Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EAXA
- Location: 55.9204° N, 159.4903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9204&lon=-159.4903&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 PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 8,400 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100114025939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE, DURING TAXI THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUCK A UNFORSEEN SNOW COVERED SNOW BANK DAMAGING THE RIGHT GEAR ATTACHMENT POINT.

## 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 ANC10LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10LA012), Jan 14, 2010: Piper PA-12 (N3233M), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane during landing.

## 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 20070201001599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070201001599A), Feb 1, 2007: Piper PA12 (N3233M), Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. (-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…
- [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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