# Accident 20120831019839A: Piper PA-12, Aniak, AK, August 31, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.8107° N, 161.8502° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8107&lon=-161.8502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3615M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3615M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 70 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120831019839A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING OUT TO OFF-AIRPORT LANDING SITE TO MEET UP WITH A SECOND PILOT THAT HAD ALREADY LANDED.  PILOT OVERFLEW THE LANDING SPOT, LANDED, AND UPON ROLLOUT, DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE INTENDED ROLLOUT PATH.  PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HIT A SNAG AND AIRCRAFT WENT FURTHER RIGHT AND FLIPPED INTO RIVER.  AIRCRAFT WINGSTRUT, WINDSHIELD, RUDDER AND PROPELLER DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC12CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA102), Aug 31, 2012: Piper PA-12 (N3615M), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

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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