ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360379
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 June 1994 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4380M |
| MSN: | 12-3316 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3992 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairbanks, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Tanana River, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED HE OVERFLEW THE LANDING AREA AND DID NOT SEE ANY OBSTRUCTION. HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LANDING AREA INTENDING TO 'DRAG THE LANDING AREA' BUT BECAUSE THE LANDING WAS SMOOTH HE ELECTED TO REMAIN ON THE GROUND. APPROXIMATELY 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE LANDING AREA HE SAW A DITCH AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE DITCH. HE STATED HE WAS TOO SLOW TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND AND HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE. THE MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THE PLANE SKIDDED TO A STOP.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC94LA063
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 October 1997 | N4380M | Private | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Mar-2024 06:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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