ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 293213
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 August 2005 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N78481 |
| MSN: | 12-1992 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Arctic Village, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Galbraith Lake-Galbraith Lake Airport, AK (GBH/PAGB) |
| Arctic Village, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC05CA122
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 17:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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