# Accident 20220630011219A: Kakeldey Ronald O SMITH PA12 EXP, Beluga, AK, June 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2022, 19:45 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1797° N, 151.1612° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1797&lon=-151.1612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kakeldey Ronald O SMITH PA12 EXP (registry code 056265F, https://openairdocs.org/model/kakeldey-ronald-o-smith-pa12-exp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAKELDEY RONALD O SMITH PA12 EXP
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 222 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220630011219A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 30, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:45 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN EXPERIMENTAL BACK COUNTRY CUB, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING.   DURING AN INTENTIONAL OFF AIRPORT LANDING WITH A 20/25 KT DIRECT CROSSWIND. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A RIDGETOP SURFACE AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.    THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ANC22LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA059), Jul 1, 2022: Kakeldey Ronald O Smith PA12 EXP (N73AK), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during the landing roll.

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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