# Accident 20120620018319A: Piper J3F-65, Mt Susitna, AK, June 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2012, 20:30 local time
- Place: Mt Susitna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4289° N, 150.7914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4289&lon=-150.7914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77EC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3F-65 (registry code 7100536, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 4AC176B series (registry code 27006, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-4ac176b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3F-65
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 4AC176B SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120620018319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING OFF-AIRPORT TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  ON THE 3RD APPROACH, THE PILOT DECIDED HIS APPROACH TO LANDING WAS NOT STABLE.  PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND.  AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH THE PROPELLER, LEFT WING AND LEFT LANDING GEAR, WHICH COLLAPSED.  THE IMPACT ALSO DAMAGED THE LEFT WING SPAR.

## 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 ANC12CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA081), Jun 21, 2012: Piper J3F-65 (N77EC), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed decision to go around, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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