# Accident 20250714015299A: Piper PA-12, Egegik, AK, July 14, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2025, 13:30 local time
- Place: Egegik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.8800° N, 157.2700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.8800&lon=-157.2700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2638M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2638M) (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: 2,201 total, 15 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250714015299A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS BUILDING TIME IN HIS PA-12 TAIL-WHEELED AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING ON A SOFT OFF AIRPORT LANDING AREA PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ANC25LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA089), Jul 14, 2025: Piper PA-12 (N2638M), Egegik, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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