20180904013109A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Talkeetna, AK · September 4, 2018

Date
September 4, 2018 · 16:00 local
Place
Talkeetna, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7690H
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA535
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320-A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
237 total225 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During landing roll out on a off airfield, gravel strip the pilot (sole occupant) lost control when attempting to counter the effects from an uneven landing surface with larger than anticipated rocks. The involved aircraft (N7690H) flipped over upside down and came to rest. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was uninjured. Weather was not a factor.

As the FAA filed it

DURING LANDING ROLL OUT ON A OFF AIRFIELD, GRAVEL STRIP THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) LOST CONTROL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COUNTER THE EFFECTS FROM AN UNEVEN LANDING SURFACE WITH LARGER THAN ANTICIPATED ROCKS. THE INVOLVED AIRCRAFT (N7690H) FLIPPED OVER UPSIDE DOWN AND CAME TO REST. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

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 N7690H · 4

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