Piper PA-12 N78456
5 June 1999 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 June 1999 at about 15:05 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N78456 was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Hood Strip (Z41)
- Coordinates
- 61.1608, -149.9908
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N78456
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC99LA069
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions and maintain a proper rate of descent during the approach for landing, which resulted in a hard landing, and the subsequent collapse of the right main landing gear strut.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was attempting to land on an off airport gravel bar, with a right crosswind of 15 to 20 knots. He described the airplane developing a high rate of descent prior to landing, and increasing power to slow the descent. He said the airplane landed hard, bounced, and he aborted the landing. He then observed the right main wheel misaligned about 30 degrees. The pilot returned to the departure airport's gravel airstrip for an emergency landing. During the landing, the right main landing gear strut collapsed, damaging the right-front lift-strut.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 1999 | Piper PA-12 | Orange, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1999 | Piper PA-12 | Panhandle, Texas, United States | Rudy F. Robinson | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1999 | Piper PA-12 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1999 | Piper PA-12 | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1999 | Piper PA-12 | Neguanee, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Mar 1999 | Piper PA-12 | Salem, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1999 | Piper PA-24-260 | Juneau, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 May 1999 | Stinson 108 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Glenn A. Ferris | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 1999 | De Havilland DHC 2 MK III | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | William A. Sego | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1999 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1999 | Piper PA-18 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | James T. Ables | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1999 | Cessna 180G | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |