# Accident 20170313017812A: Piper PA-12, Anchorage, AK, March 13, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2017, 20:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2128° N, 149.8450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2128&lon=-149.8450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3654M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3654M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170313017812A

## Narrative

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

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.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N105JH, Piper PA-12: no report for this aircraft; [N105JH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105JH) is registered now

## 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 GAA17CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA188), Mar 14, 2017: Piper PA 12 (N3654M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the taxi on skis on hard-packed snow in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N3654M (1)

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

- [Accident 20110905018999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110905018999A), Sep 5, 2011: Piper PA-12 (N3654M), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot 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…

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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