20170313017812A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Anchorage, AK · March 13, 2017

Date: March 13, 2017 · 20:00 local
Place: Anchorage, AK
Airport: Merrill Field
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Collision on the ground
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3654M
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA188
Reported as: Piper PA-12
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total200 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N3654MRegistered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-2526 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-12 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

After exiting runway pilot began taxi to parking. A strong, gusty left rear quartering wind started to weather vane aircraft. The pilot applied power and right rudder to regain control of heading. This action was insufficient and the aircraft struck a parked aircraft and airport electrical box.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER EXITING RUNWAY PILOT BEGAN TAXI TO PARKING. A STRONG, GUSTY LEFT REAR QUARTERING WIND STARTED TO WEATHER VANE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND RIGHT RUDDER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF HEADING. THIS ACTION WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT AND AIRPORT ELECTRICAL BOX.

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 GAA17CA188Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the taxi on skis on hard-packed snow in gusting wind conditions.Mar 14, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N105JHPiper PA-12No report for this aircraft in the release

Other reports on N3654M · 1

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

Accident 20110905018999ALanding: Touchdown · Anchorage, AKPilot was cleared to land on runway 5, Merrill airfield. He was familiar with the runway and the airport environment. There was no excessive winds or turbulence on the airport area. The pilot identified the runway and aligned the airplane for landing. Runway…Sep 5, 2011 · Substantial damage