- Date
- September 6, 1973
- Place
- Alexander Lk, AK · ALEXANDER LK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2899MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730906031539A
- Case key
- 188539
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2890 73/9/6 NR.ALEXANDER LK,ALAS PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 260 TIME - 1130 N2899M PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLOW,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- DRAGGED FLD BFOR LDG.GR HIT CHUCK HOLE,ACFT SWERVED & HIT STUMP. RWY LENGTH N/R.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2899M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Strip
N2899MRegistration cancelled Aug 4, 2005 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2899M · 1
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