# Accident 20170625005649A: Piper PA-12, Chickaloon, AK, June 25, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2017, 22:05 local time
- Place: Chickaloon, AK
- Airport: Glass Creek Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7931° N, 148.4925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7931&lon=-148.4925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2737M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2737M) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 30 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170625005649A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN, PIC (PILOT IN COMMAND) ATTEMPTED GO AROUND AND HIT TERRAIN.

## 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 GAA17CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA387), Jun 25, 2017: Piper PA 12 (N2737M), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare on a turf runway, which necessitated a go-around during which he failed to establish a climb.

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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