ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297143
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| Date: | Saturday 15 June 2002 |
| Time: | 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4131M |
| MSN: | 12-3031 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1958 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenai, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Ted Stevens International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) |
| Kenai Airport, AK (ENA/PAEN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo private pilot reported to the NTSB that he was landing on a remote river sandbar in a tail wheel-equipped airplane. He said that just after touchdown, a gust of wind from the left pushed the airplane to the right, and in an attempt to realign the airplane, he applied full left rudder and heavy braking action. As the airplane neared the end of the 900 foot long site, the airplane nosed over, and sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot said that he applied too much brake pressure in an attempt to stop the airplane before reaching the end of the site, and that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and the excessive use of the airplane's brakes, which resulted in a nose over. A contributing factor to the accident was a wind gust.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC02LA049
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 14:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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