# Accident 20180601006809A: Piper PA-12, Nulato, AK, June 1, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2018, 23:30 local time
- Place: Nulato, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.0000° N, 159.4167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0000&lon=-159.4167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3937M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3937M) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 211 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180601006809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON A RIDGE TOP. HE MADE A FIRST PASS AND DRUG A WHEEL TO CHECK THE SURFACE. ON THE SECOND PASS, HE MISS JUDGED HIS HEIGHT AND SPEED. HE IMPACTED THE GROUND HARD. HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND. BECAUSE OF THE WINDS, HE COULD NOT GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE TERRIAN.

## 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 GAA18CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA320), Jun 2, 2018: Piper PA 12 (N3937M), Nulato, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing on upsloping terrain, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle…

## Other reports on N3937M (2)

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

- [Accident 20220811014469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220811014469A), Aug 11, 2022: Piper PA-12 (N3937M), Arctic Village, AK, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot in command (PIC) messaged [privacy data omitted]at 0045L on 8/11/2022 requesting her to check weather cams for artic Village. [privacy data omitted]…
- [Incident 20210101000429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210101000429I), Jan 1, 2021: Piper PA-12 (N3937M), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Six to eight miles away from the airport and at approximately 1200-1300 feet MSL, aircraft engine crankshaft seal became dislodged causing a discharge of oil…

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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