# Accident 20110410007439A: Piper PA-12, Delta Junction, AK, April 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2011, 15:45 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JR7C
- Location: 64.0347° N, 145.5022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0347&lon=-145.5022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3613M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3613M) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110410007439A

## Narrative

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

N3613M CONTACTED THE SOFT SNOW ABOUT 100 FEET SHORT OF THE END OF THE PLOWED RUNWAY.  THE SOFT SNOW SUCKED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE SNOW, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON TO ITS BACK. PILOT STATED THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES AND HE FELT AS IF HE WAS CONDUCTING A FLAT WATER FLOAT LANDING. MR. HALL USES A FLIGHT HELMET AND HAS A SHOULDER HARNESS INSTALLED IN HIS AIRCRAFT. MR. HALL SAID HE IS GOING TO GET ANOTHER HELMET FOR THE 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 ANC11CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA025), Apr 10, 2011: Piper PA-12 (N3613M), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged altitude while landing in bright sunlight on an airstrip surrounded by snow, resulting in an undershoot and a nose over.

## Other reports on N3613M (2)

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

- [Accident 20070429006139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070429006139A), Apr 29, 2007: Piper PA12 (N3613M), Delta Junction, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] the pilot was doing off airport landings at remote locations. The pilot indicated he had taken off from a remote strip and flew…
- [Accident 19750306006959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750306006959A), Mar 6, 1975: Piper PA12 (N3613M), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Ski hit snow berm.

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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