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FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Trapper Creek, AK · September 1, 2014

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Date
September 1, 2014 · 14:00 local
Place
Trapper Creek, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2507M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC14CA072
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,471 total1,421 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days
N2507MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-1005 · Built 1946Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

The airman departed wolf lake airport at 13:15 for sightseeing and a possible mountain ridge landing. He had one passenger which was his wife.

This was the airmans first landing at this particular landing area which is located 12.3 NM east (89 degrees) of the songlo vista airport. The landing surface is approximately 1000' long and oriented approximately 070/250 degrees. Air strip elevation is 2500' at both ends.

At approximately 14:45, he circled the strip four times examining the surface and checking wind direction and velocity utilizing indicated airspeed and GPS ground speed data. There was a quartering crosswind from the left (south) of not more than 8KTS. The airman stated that the surface on which he was landing sloped off on either side. He stated the final approach felt good but upon landing, the plane bounced and got off the center of the strip to the right. Once back on the surface the aircraft began moving further to the right (downhill). The airman attempted to recover using rudder and full power, but was unable to get back onto the landing surface. The airplane flipped over upon contact with alder trees which were on the sloping terrain on the side of the runway. The airman and his wife were uninjured and were picked up by an R44 out of talkeetna.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN DEPARTED WOLF LAKE AIRPORT AT 13:15 FOR SIGHTSEEING AND A POSSIBLE MOUNTAIN RIDGE LANDING. HE HAD ONE PASSENGER WHICH WAS HIS WIFE.

THIS WAS THE AIRMANS FIRST LANDING AT THIS PARTICULAR LANDING AREA WHICH IS LOCATED 12.3 NM EAST (89 DEGREES) OF THE SONGLO VISTA AIRPORT. THE LANDING SURFACE IS APPROXIMATELY 1000' LONG AND ORIENTED APPROXIMATELY 070/250 DEGREES. AIR STRIP ELEVATION IS 2500' AT BOTH ENDS.

AT APPROXIMATELY 14:45, HE CIRCLED THE STRIP FOUR TIMES EXAMINING THE SURFACE AND CHECKING WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY UTILIZING INDICATED AIRSPEED AND GPS GROUND SPEED DATA. THERE WAS A QUARTERING CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT (SOUTH) OF NOT MORE THAN 8KTS. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE SURFACE ON WHICH HE WAS LANDING SLOPED OFF ON EITHER SIDE. HE STATED THE FINAL APPROACH FELT GOOD BUT UPON LANDING, THE PLANE BOUNCED AND GOT OFF THE CENTER OF THE STRIP TO THE RIGHT. ONCE BACK ON THE SURFACE THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN MOVING FURTHER TO THE RIGHT (DOWNHILL). THE AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER USING RUDDER AND FULL POWER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK ONTO THE LANDING SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER UPON CONTACT WITH ALDER TREES WHICH WERE ON THE SLOPING TERRAIN ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRMAN AND HIS WIFE WERE UNINJURED AND WERE PICKED UP BY AN R44 OUT OF TALKEETNA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC14CA072Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with trees.Sep 1, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2507M · 1

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

Accident 20100524038039ALanding: Rollout · Tanana, AKThe pilot stated she was practicing takeoffs and landings. After touchdown, on rollout she applied brake and the aircraft subsequently nosed over. The aircraft received substantial damage. No injuries. Ptrs # AL01201001933May 24, 2010 · Substantial damage