# Accident 20101001049469A: Piper PA-12, North Pole, AK, October 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2010, 17:00 local time
- Place: North Pole, AK
- Airport: Chena Hot Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.0517° N, 146.0347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0517&lon=-146.0347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4166M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4166M) (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 PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101001049469A

## Narrative

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

10/02/2010 - JAMES WOOLACE LANDED HIS PIPER PA-12 AT CHENA HOTSPRINGS AIR STRIP. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE WINDS WERE CHANGING DIRECTIONS AND THE WIND SOCK WAS UNSTABLE, THE WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE PUSHED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STRIP.  JAMES DECIDED THIS WAS NOT A GOOD THING AND FIREWALLED THE THROTTLE TO PERFORM A GO AROUND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT. AS THE TAIL SWUNG AROUND THE PROPELLER AND NOSE CONE CONTACTED THE GRAVEL. THE AIRCRAFT NOW TRAVELING BACKWARDS ENDED UP IN THE GRAVEL EMBANKMENT NEAR THE STREAM. THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGED AND THE RIGHT WING TIP HAS A HOLE IN IT.  SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE EMPANAGE OCCURED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED THE GRAVEL EMBANKMENT TAIL FIRST, THE MAIN LANDING GEAR ALSO BENT FORWARD DUE TO THE REVERSE MOTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC11CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA001), Oct 2, 2010: Piper PA-12 (N4166M), Chena Hot Springs, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with trees.

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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