# Accident 20120706013499A: Piper PA-12, Quinhagak, AK, July 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2012, 10:05 local time
- Place: Quinhagak, AK
- Airport: Quinhagak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7744° N, 161.7697° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7744&lon=-161.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7779H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7779H) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,304 total, 3,450 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120706013499A

## Narrative

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

ABOUT FIVE MILES EAST OF QUINHAGAK, AK, THE AIRMAN WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF A PA-12 WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AFTER A BALKED LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PIC NOR BY THE PASSENGER.THE AIRMAN INTENDED TO LAND ON A SHORT SANDBAR, BUT UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, FLOATED ANOTHER 75 FEET BEFORE TOUCHING THE GROUND AGAIN. HE THEN APPLIED BRAKES, BUT REALIZED A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL LANDING WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE AND DECIDED TO TAKE OFF AGAIN. AFTER THE BALKED LANDING, HE APPLIED FULL POWER, PITCHED UP TO A BEST ANGLE OF CLIMB ATTITUDE, AND MADE A HARD LEFT TURN TO AVOID TREES AND TERRAIN.THE AIRMAN APPARENTLY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WINGTIP HIT THE WATER AND THE LANDING GEAR AND BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE IMPACTED THE SHALLOW WATER AT THE END OF THE SANDBAR.

## 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 ANC12CA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA072), Jul 6, 2012: Piper PA-12 (N7779H), Quinhagak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use continuous carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in the development of carburetor ice and a subsequent partial loss of…

## Other reports on N7779H (2)

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

- [Incident 19880508055959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880508055959I), May 8, 1988: Piper PA12 (N7779H), Ninilchik, AK. Emergency landing when encountered adverse weather on VFR flilght. Landed on a seismic trail without incident.
- [Incident 19780403009389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780403009389I), Apr 3, 1978: Piper PA12 (N7779H), Eagle River, AK. Forced landing on highway after engine lost power. Found fuel gasolator contaminated.

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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