ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223347
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| Date: | Friday 1 June 2018 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3937M |
| MSN: | 12-2825 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nulato, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Galena, AK (GAL) |
| Nulato, AK (NUL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while landing off airport on an upsloping ridge, the tailwheel-equipped airplane “touched down harder than preferred.” He applied full throttle, initiated a go-around, and attempted to turn toward the down-sloping side of the hill. The airplane briefly became airborne, but it then aerodynamically stalled and nosed down into the tundra.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mount.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing on upsloping terrain, and his subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an attempted go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 August 2022 | N3937M | Private | 1 | near Marsh Fork Canning River, AK | |
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| Loss of control | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2019 20:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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