ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365496
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| Date: | Friday 5 April 1991 |
| Time: | 20:32 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N123TL |
| MSN: | 12-3969 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2878 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Goose Bay, AK (Z40) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT HAD JUST CHANGED THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR FROM SKIS TO WHEELS. THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT ON THIS TYPE OF LANDING GEAR. WHEN HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL, THE TOWER REQUESTED MINIMUM TIME ON THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AS SOON AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY NOSED OVER. NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S LACK OF CURRENCY WITH THE TYPE OF LANDING GEAR INVOLVED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA048
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 1993 | N123TL | Private | 0 | Goose Bay, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 10:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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