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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · Talkeetna, AK · August 17, 2013

Date
August 17, 2013 · 10:28 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Airport
Talkeetna
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2370M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-290 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
135 total40 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported upon touchdown the aircraft pulled strongly to the left. The pilot was able to keep the wings from contacting the ground, but the tires contacted several runway lights as it departed the runway to the left. Aircraft ended up pointed left, approximately 90 degrees to the runway. Upon exiting the aircraft, the PIC discovered the left tire was flat. Pilot suspects tire was flat upon landing. The aircraft was equipped with Alaska bushwheels 30X13X6 tundra tires.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT PULLED STRONGLY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE WINGS FROM CONTACTING THE GROUND, BUT THE TIRES CONTACTED SEVERAL RUNWAY LIGHTS AS IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT ENDED UP POINTED LEFT, APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PIC DISCOVERED THE LEFT TIRE WAS FLAT. PILOT SUSPECTS TIRE WAS FLAT UPON LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH ALASKA BUSHWHEELS 30X13X6 TUNDRA TIRES.

Other reports on N2370M · 2

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