# Accident 20170319014539A: Piper PA-12, Palmer, AK, March 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2017, 13:20 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5994° N, 149.0867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5994&lon=-149.0867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92544, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92544) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-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: 600 total, 2 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170319014539A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA193), Mar 19, 2017: Piper PA 12 (N92544), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N92544 (1)

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

- [Incident 20200818012399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200818012399I), Aug 18, 2020: Piper PA-12 (N92544), Huslia, AK, Minor damage. Pilot stated he was departing from a new strip that he made on the side of a small hill just north of Huslia AK. He stated he had a head wind on departure and…

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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