Piper PA-12 N5129Y

Summary

On 4 September 2001 at about 04:15 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N5129Y was involved in an accident near Tok, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 September 2001 at 04:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Tok, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

63.2833, -143.0103

Aircraft

Piper PA-12

Registration

N5129Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tok → Tok

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC01LA133

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to abort the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point. An additional factor was a ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated private pilot was landing to the east on a 700 feet long site. As the airplane's main wheels touched down, the airplane bounced. The pilot recovered from the bounce, and flew further down the runway and landed about midfield on the site. During the landing roll, while applying heavy braking, the left main wheel struck a small ditch at the end of the site, and the left main landing gear collapsed. The left wing struck the ground and sustained substantial damage. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.