ANC75DAA31

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Nome, AK · May 27, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 27, 1975
Place
Nome, AK · NOME, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2805MPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750527018269A
Case key
149272

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1830  75/5/27    NOME,AK             PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1950                    N2805M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NOME
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NOME,AK                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N2805M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Nome

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.