- Date
- May 22, 1992, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Port Bainbridge, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3717MPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920522016439A
- Case key
- 5732
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Probable cause
Carburetor ice and the pilot's failure to follow procedure. A factor relating to the accident was the rough/uneven terrain in the forced landing area.
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.
Analysis
The pilot made a low pass over a beach on which he intented to land. After applying full power and reaching about 300 feet above the ground the engine stopped producing power. Examination of the engine and airplane revealed no mechanical reason for the engine power interruption. The pilot was using automotive fuel and could not remember if he had applied carburetor heat during the low pass.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3717M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12-2659
- Airframe hours
- 2,131
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bruce Johnson
- Registered owner
- Bruce Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 16, 1992 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- Johnstone Bay, 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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 398 total · 318 in this make and model · 398 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.