# Accident 20110710012809A: Piper PA-12, Gulkana, AK, July 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9198° N, 159.4905° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9198&lon=-159.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2318M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2318M) (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 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 150 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110710012809A

## Narrative

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

UPON TOUCHDOWN CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND, CORRECTED WITH RUDDER AND APPLIED LEFT BRAKE. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC11CA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA063), Jul 10, 2011: Piper PA-12 (N2318M), Gulkana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N2318M (1)

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

- [Accident 19840805041629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840805041629A), Aug 5, 1984: Piper PA12 (N2318M), Hope, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to lift off on short muddy strip. Ran off the end into a muddy bank. Aircraft over gross and behind c g.

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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