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FAA accident report · Piper PA-12 · Tok, AK · September 18, 2022

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Date
September 18, 2022 · 13:30 local
Place
Tok, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N92740
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC22LA079
Reported as
Piper PA-12
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
381 total160 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days
N92740Registered now · Piper PA-12S/N 12-177Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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On Sunday, sept 18 at 8:30AM I departed from pamr to go help privacy data omittedfriend with his moose hunting equipment. I flew 3.2HR to ptfo where I refueled, then continued onto the wrangell st. elias preserve. I departed ptfo at 12:50 pm AKST. I found privacy data omitted friend and spotted the landing site (off airport gravel bar). I observed wind conditions and made low and slow passes over the landing area. After I had dragged my wheels a few times, I came in for landing. I successfully nailed my intended point of landing, and input normal braking pressure onto heel brakes. I let off the brakes when I felt an unusual amount of forward momentum occurring. As I was pulling back on the stick (yoke), I heard and felt my propeller hit the ground. The aircraft came to a quick halt, flipped forward (vertical) and slowly tipped over onto its back. Unharmed, I unbuckled my seatbelt, turned myself right side up, turned off the fuel valves, and tried to open the door or window. privacy data omitted Friend came and opened the door for me and I hopped out. Here are the coordinates of where the plane is currently sitting, upside down: 62 degrees 13.758’ n, 141 degrees 11.725’ w

As the FAA filed it

ON SUNDAY, SEPT 18 AT 8:30AM I DEPARTED FROM PAMR TO GO HELP ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^FRIEND WITH HIS MOOSE HUNTING EQUIPMENT. I FLEW 3.2HR TO PTFO WHERE I REFUELED, THEN CONTINUED ONTO THE WRANGELL ST. ELIAS PRESERVE. I DEPARTED PTFO AT 12:50 PM AKST. I FOUND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FRIEND AND SPOTTED THE LANDING SITE (OFF AIRPORT GRAVEL BAR). I OBSERVED WIND CONDITIONS AND MADE LOW AND SLOW PASSES OVER THE LANDING AREA. AFTER I HAD DRAGGED MY WHEELS A FEW TIMES, I CAME IN FOR LANDING. I SUCCESSFULLY NAILED MY INTENDED POINT OF LANDING, AND INPUT NORMAL BRAKING PRESSURE ONTO HEEL BRAKES. I LET OFF THE BRAKES WHEN I FELT AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF FORWARD MOMENTUM OCCURRING. AS I WAS PULLING BACK ON THE STICK (YOKE), I HEARD AND FELT MY PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A QUICK HALT, FLIPPED FORWARD (VERTICAL) AND SLOWLY TIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. UNHARMED, I UNBUCKLED MY SEATBELT, TURNED MYSELF RIGHT SIDE UP, TURNED OFF THE FUEL VALVES, AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR OR WINDOW. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FRIEND CAME AND OPENED THE DOOR FOR ME AND I HOPPED OUT. HERE ARE THE COORDINATES OF WHERE THE PLANE IS CURRENTLY SITTING, UPSIDE DOWN: 62 DEGREES 13.758’ N, 141 DEGREES 11.725’ W

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC22LA079Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTok, AKThe pilot’s improper application of the brakes, which resulted in a nose-over and substantial damage to the rudder and wings.Sep 18, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N92740 · 1

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

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