Piper PA-12 N3615M

Summary

On 31 August 2012 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N3615M, operated by Lon P. Pogue, was involved in an accident near Aniak, Alaska, United States. One person was 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.

Date

31 August 2012 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Aniak, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

60.8107, -161.8502

Aircraft

Piper PA-12

Registration

N3615M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Lon P. Pogue

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Aniak → Aniak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC12CA102

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing at a 900-foot-long, remote off-airport site in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. He said that during the landing roll, the airplane veered slightly to the right, and then it went down a small embankment. The pilot said he inadvertently applied heavy braking, both wheels "locked," and the airplane subsequently nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and wing lift struts. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.