# NTSB ANC74DAG36: Piper PA-12, N2899M, Alexander Lk, AK, September 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1973
- Place: Alexander Lk, AK · ALEXANDER LK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2899M-2005-08-04), registration cancelled 2005-08-04, S/N 12-1320, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- Registry model: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Strip

## 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 19730906031539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730906031539A), Sep 6, 1973: Piper PA12, Alexander Lk, AK, Substantial damage. Dragged fld bfor ldg. Gr hit chuck hole,acft swerved & hit stump. Rwy length n/r.

## Other investigations on N2899M (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 ANC04FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA102), Sep 4, 2004: Piper PA-12 (N2899M), Koliganek, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on approach to land, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled descent.

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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