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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · May 22, 2010

Date: May 22, 2010 · 11:30 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Bold Airstrip
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2581M
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC10CA042
Reported as: Piper PA-12
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,072 total1,000 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N2581MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-1049 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On approach to landing at Bold Airstrip aircraft drifted left of the runway center line. The pilot lost control of his aircraft after the left tire struck the top of a tree causing the aircraft to strike the ground with the right wing tip which caused substantial damage to the landing gear and left wing of the aircraft .

As the FAA filed it

ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT BOLD AIRSTRIP AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT AFTER THE LEFT TIRE STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT .

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC10CA042Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChugiak, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path while landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree, and the collapse of the main landing gear during touchdown.May 22, 2010 · Substantial damage