# Incident 20190528017179I: Piper PA-12, Anchorage, AK, May 28, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2019, 22:40 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78CW) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 15 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190528017179I

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS RETURNING FROM BCV AIRPORT AFTER PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  UPON ARRIVAL AT MRI, PIC ASKED MRI TOWER FOR A WIND CHECK.  THE REPORTED WIND DIFFERED FROM THE WIND SOCK INDICATION FOR RUNWAY 23(THE GRAVEL RUNWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE AIRPORT).   THE PIC FELT HE COULD ACCOMPLISH THE LANDING IN SPITE OF THE 7 KNOT CROSSWIND.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT RIGHT, AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.  THE PIC ADVISED THE TOWER AS TO WHAT HAPPENED, AND THE TOWER ADVISED HIM TO CALL THEM AFTER HE SECURED THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH HE DID.

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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