# Accident 20230804017549A: Piper PA-12S, Igiugig, AK, August 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2023, 18:43 local time
- Place: Igiugig, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4600° N, 155.9400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4600&lon=-155.9400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2262G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2262G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12S (registry code 7101204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A2B (registry code 42101, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 10,095 total, 225 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230804017549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED LAKE HOOD AIRPORT, AK FOR PLANNED 231 NM FLIGHT TO IGIUGIG AIRPORT, AK IN PA-12S AIRCRAFT RESULTED IN FORCED LANDING ON TUNDRA, 8 NM SHORT OF DESTINATION AIRPORT DUE TO ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND EVENTUAL ENGINE STOPPAGE. DURING LANDING ATTEMPT, RIGHT WHEEL STRUCK DEEP HOLE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO SWING 90 DEGREES TO RIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, LEFT LANDING GEAR, AND LOWER FUSELAGE. NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO ENGINE OR PROPELLER. PILOT REPORTED HAVING FILLED BOTH WING FUEL TANKS WITH 3:40 HOURS FUEL ON BOARD FOR PLANNED 2:44 HOUR FLIGHT. PILOT STATED HAVING PREVIOUSLY FLOWN ROUTE IN SAME AIRPLANE BEFORE BUT HAD NEWLY INSTALLED TUNDRA TYPE TIRES AND ENCOUNTERED STRONG LEFT CROSSWIND DURING MOST OF FLIGHT. FOREFLIGHT BRIEFING USED FOR PREFLIGHT PLANNING. UPON AIRCRAFT RECOVERY AND PHYSICAL INSPECTION, BOTH WING FUEL TANKS FOUND EMPTY FOLLOWING VISUAL INSPECTION. AIRCRAFT LEFT FUEL TANK GAUGE INDICATED HALF FULL AND RIGHT FUEL TANK GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY. PILOT STATED HAVING DIGITAL FUEL FLOW GAUGE INSTALLED IN COCKPIT INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING 7 GALLONS FUEL REMAINING PRIOR TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING. ENGINE VISUALLY INSPECTED AND NO OBVIOUS DEFECTS FOUND. UPON SERVICING LEFT FUEL TANK WITH 6 GALLONS FUEL, ENGINE STARTED AND OPERATED SMOOTHLY THROUGHOUT ALL NORMAL INDICATING ENGINE RPM RANGES.

## 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 ANC23LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA060), Aug 5, 2023: Piper PA-12S (N2262G), Igiugig, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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