- Date
- August 31, 1987, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kuskalana Pass, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4302MPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870831048959A
- Case key
- 4898
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Terrain condition - loose gravel/sandyFactor
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
Terrain condition - softFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Brakes(normal) - excessiveCause
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot stated that during the landing roll on the tundra he applied wheel brakes too hard causing the aircraft to nose over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4302M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 123234
- Airframe hours
- 3,187
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320 SERIES, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael L. Hale
- Registered owner
- Michael L. Hale
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 6, 1987 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- GKN · Gulkana, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 155 in this make and model · 1,250 as pilot in command · 379 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.