Piper PA-12 N78481
9 August 2005 · Arctic Village, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 August 2005 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N78481, operated by Joseph P. Pientka, was involved in an accident near Arctic Village, 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 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arctic Village, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 68.0895, -145.6003
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N78481
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Joseph P. Pientka
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Galbraith Lake → Arctic Village
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC05CA122
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, which resulted in an overrun and subsequent nose over during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport certificated pilot reported that he prepared a remote landing area by cutting brush to form an airstrip. The dirt and rock surface area was oriented east/west, and was about 900 feet long, and about 40 feet wide. He tied wind-indication streamers at both ends of the landing area. He made one successful takeoff and landing, and then picked up a passenger and returned to the landing area. During the accident landing, he landed toward the east, but the landing roll was faster than normal. He stated that as the airplane reached the end of the landing area, he applied heavy braking, and the airplane nosed over. It received structural damage to the left wing, the vertical stabilizer, and the right wing lift struts. Following the accident, the pilot reported that he saw his wind-indicating flagging switch direction 180 degrees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2005 | Piper PA-12 | Brainerd, Minnesota, United States | Thomas Edward Goodwater | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2005 | Piper PA-12 | Snohomish, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 2005 | Piper PA-12 | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | Advertising Air Force | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2005 | Piper PA-12 | Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2004 | Piper PA-12 | Hartford, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2006 | Piper PA-12 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Albert R. Kito | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2005 | Cessna 180 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Nenana, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 2005 | Cessna 180 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 2005 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Cessna 207A | Excursion Inlet, Alaska, United States | Wings of Alaska | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2005 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Koyukuk, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |