ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352707
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1999 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3824M |
| MSN: | 12-2744 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4100 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skwentna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Hartman River, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial certificated pilot/hunting guide was landing at a remote airstrip located on a mountain ridge with an assistant guide. The purpose of the flight was to establish a camp for his hunting clients. The landing strip is oriented north/south at 3,500 feet msl, and is 850 feet long, and 30 feet wide. The pilot had landed on the ridge numerous times in the past. The pilot said he made several low passes over the area to assess the landing area and wind conditions. During the low passes over the ridge, he noted a quartering head wind from the right, of 10 miles per hour. He said he landed on the ridge, but just after touchdown, encountered a wind gust that pushed the airplane to the left. He added engine power to abort the landing. The tailwheel came off the ground, and he turned the airplane downhill to the left to gain airspeed. The right wing, and the main tires struck the ground on the downhill side of the ridge. The airplane received damage to the landing gear, and the right wing spar.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors in the accident were a crosswind, and wind gusts.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC99LA131
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 June 2020 | N3824M | Private | 0 | Palmer, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Mar-2024 15:01 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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