# Incident 20130817017659I: Piper PA-12, Talkeetna, AK, August 17, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2013, 10:28 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.3214° N, 150.0927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TALKEETNA (TKA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.3214&lon=-150.0927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2370M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2370M-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 135 total, 40 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130817017659I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 20150131002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150131002879A), Jan 31, 2015: Piper PA-12 (N2370M), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. PA-12 N2370M, serial number 12-1613, operating under 14 CFR part 91, was significantly damaged while attempting an emergency landing due to engine failure…
- [Incident 19800519053329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519053329I), May 19, 1980: Piper PA12 (N2370M), Beluga Lake Str, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed over while landing on snow-covered strip.

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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