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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Palmer, AK · March 19, 2017

Date
March 19, 2017 · 13:20 local
Place
Palmer, AK
Airport
Palmer Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N92544
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA193
Reported as
Piper PA-12
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total2 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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During takeoff, pilot returned to ground and aircraft veered right, pilot overcorrected and aircraft then went left collapsing the right main gear. Substantial damage to the right wing and right elevator.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAKEOFF, PILOT RETURNED TO GROUND AND AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT, PILOT OVERCORRECTED AND AIRCRAFT THEN WENT LEFT COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT ELEVATOR.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N92544 · 1

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