Piper PA-12 N4017M
23 July 2006 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 2006 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N4017M, operated by Albert R. Kito, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Hood Strip (Z41)
- Coordinates
- 61.1869, -149.9653
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N4017M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Albert R. Kito
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC06CA096
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and colliding with a runway light and the ground. Factors contributing to the accident were an inadvertent ground loop, and the collapse of the right main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private certificated pilot was departing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane on a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal flight. During the takeoff roll, the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot stated that he applied right rudder and right brake, but the airplane continued to turn left. It departed off the runway and ground looped to the right. The right main landing gear collapsed, and the right wing struck a runway edge light and the ground. The airplane received structural damage to the right wing and fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2006 | Piper PA-12 | Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States | Michael T. Lawler | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-12 | Orient, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-12 | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2006 | Piper PA-12 | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2006 | Piper PA-12 | Noatak, Alaska, United States | Kenneth D. Ubben | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2006 | Piper PA-12 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Robbie D. Speer | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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