Piper PA-12 N4229M
16 October 2010 · Merrill Field Airport, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 October 2010 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N4229M, operated by Aras Worthington, was involved in an accident near Merrill Field Airport, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Merrill Field Airport, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Merrill Field (PAMR)
- Coordinates
- 61.2133, -149.8445
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N4229M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aras Worthington
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Merrill Field Airport → Merrill Field Airport
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC11CA003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The certificated flight instructor's failure to apply the correct remedial actions to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that during departure the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and collided with a taxiway berm, resulting in substantial damage to the empennage. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) reported that during takeoff, the airplane initially yawed to the left. He took authority over the flight controls and attempted to correct the yaw, but the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. The CFI stated that he should have closed the throttle as soon as directional control was lost.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2010 | Piper PA-12 | Windy Forks Strip, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2010 | Piper PA-12 | Wild Rose, Wisconsin, United States | UND Aerospace Foundation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2010 | Piper PA-12 | White Sulphur Springs, Montana, United States | Roatch Edward J | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2010 | Piper PA-12 | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | Copper Valley Air Service LLC | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2010 | Piper PA-12 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Richard N. Sutliff | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 2010 | Piper PA-12 | Tanana, Alaska, United States | Michelle H. Eller | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-32-301 | King Cove, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2010 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | Aurora Aviation Services Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2010 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Pacific Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Akers David W | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-22-150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Jed Williams | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2010 | Piper PA-14 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Wasche Kenneth M | No injuries | - |