# Accident 20220918016799A: Piper PA-12, Tok, AK, September 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2022, 13:30 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2366° N, 141.1179° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2366&lon=-141.1179&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92740, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92740) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 381 total, 160 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220918016799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC22LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA079), Sep 18, 2022: Piper PA-12 (N92740), Tok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper application of the brakes, which resulted in a nose-over and substantial damage to the rudder and wings.

## Other reports on N92740 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780718043459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718043459I), Jul 18, 1978: Piper PA12 (N92740), Sultan, WA, Minor damage. Pilot struck a rock during taxi, one main gear failed.

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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