# Accident 20101016052249A: Piper PA-12, Anchorage, AK, October 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 2010, 08:42 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2133° N, 149.8445° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2133&lon=-149.8445&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4229M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4229M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 563 total, 1 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101016052249A

## Narrative

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

AT TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 22.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND THEN STUDENT PILOT OVER CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER THE GRASSY AREA RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE GRASS UNTIL IT ENTERED A DITCH PARALLEL TO TAXI WAY G.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY, TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY, TAIL SECTION, AND RUDDER.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ANC11CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA003), Oct 16, 2010: Piper PA-12 (N4229M), Merrill Field Airport, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certificated flight instructor's failure to apply the correct remedial actions to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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