ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358257
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| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1995 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3334M |
| MSN: | 12-2192 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aniak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grayling, AK |
| (KANI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported he was landing on a 6,000 foot long gravel runway. He said he did not see a soft, gravel berm on the runway prior to landing. The accident airplane's main landing gear encountered the gravel berm, and the left main wheel separated from the landing gear at the axle. The airplane subsequently nosed down.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable portion of the 6,000 foot long gravel runway for landing. A factor associated with the accident was: the soft gravel berm on the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC95LA171
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 February 2001 | N3334M | Private | 0 | Anvik, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 11:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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