# NTSB ANC22LA059: Kakeldey Ronald O Smith PA12 EXP, N73AK, Beluga, AK, July 1, 2022

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: June 30, 2022, 18:00 local (Jul 1, 2022, 02:00 UTC)
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Coordinates: 61.179709, -151.16119 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1797&lon=-151.1612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- NTSB case key (mKey): 105533
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC22LA059
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105533/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105533
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA059

## Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of control during the landing roll.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Kakeldey Ronald O SMITH PA12 EXP, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056265F), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Kakeldey Ronald O SMITH PA12 EXP, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=056265F), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane encountered a gust of wind that “flipped” the airplane over. Postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N73AK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73AK), registered now, S/N 05004 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KAKELDEY RONALD O SMITH PA12 EXP (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Kakeldey Ronald O SMITH PA12 EXP](https://openairdocs.org/model/kakeldey-ronald-o-smith-pa12-exp) (registry code 056265F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 05004
- Year built: 2008
- Engines: LY-CON IO-360 Exp 180 hp reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Kruger Jon N
- Registered owner: Kruger Jon N
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Destination: Same as departure
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; flight hours: 246 total, 222 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,700 ft broken
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter: 29.91 inHg
- Observed at: PASX, 42 nm away
- METAR: METAR PASX 310056Z AUTO 24007KT 9SM SCT014 BKN027 OVC047 16/14 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01610139=

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20220630011219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220630011219A), Jun 30, 2022: Kakeldey Ronald O SMITH PA12 EXP, Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. On June 30, 2022 at approximately 19:45 local time, [privacy data omitted], an experimental back country cub, received substantial damage while landing. During…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 7, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105533. 631 KB in all.

- Memorandum for record - pilot (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 169 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14497176&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=508%20Memo%20LA059-Rel.pdf
- Memorandum for record - FAA inspector (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 463 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14497555&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=508%20Memo%20FAA%20LA059-Rel.pdf

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.

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