Piper PA-12 N2475M
9 June 2003 · Teller, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 June 2003 at about 00:45 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N2475M was involved in an accident near Teller, Alaska, United States. 3 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 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Teller, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Quartz Creek (5QC)
- Coordinates
- 65.4061, -164.6555
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N2475M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Taylor → Quartz Creek
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC03LA056
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a loss of control and nose down of the airplane. A factor in the accident was a crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported he was landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a gravel runway with a prevailing left crosswind. During the landing roll, the airplane swerved to the left, and he attempted to regain directional control and abort the landing by applying right brake, right rudder, and engine power. He was unable to abort the landing, and the right main landing gear tire deflated. The airplane subsequently nosed down, and received substantial damage to the fuselage, left aileron, and horizontal stabilizer.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-12 | Nimpo Lake, BC, Canada | 51 Mike LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Dec 2003 | Piper PA-12 | Edgewood, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2003 | Piper PA-12 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2003 | Piper PA-12 | Wayne, Oklahoma, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-12 | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-12 | Buena Vista, Colorado, United States | John M. Cogswell | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2003 | Rockwell 500-S | Chickaloon, Alaska, United States | State of Alaska Division of Forestry | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2003 | Williamson GLASTAR | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Cessna 206 | English Bay, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Cloud-Wag Aero SPORTSMEN | Noatak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 2003 | Cessna 401 | Gustavus, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Piper PA-18 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |