Piper PA-12 N3613M

Summary

On 29 April 2007 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N3613M, operated by Gary Hall, was involved in an accident near Delta Junction, 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

29 April 2007 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Delta Junction, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

63.7350, -146.5903

Aircraft

Piper PA-12

Registration

N3613M

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gary Hall

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Off airport sit → Delta Junction

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07CA034

Nobody was injured.

The damaged and deflated over-sized tire on the main landing gear, which precipitated a loss of directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was conducting off airport landings in a tundra-tire equipped airplane under Title 14, CFR Part 91. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on April 30, the pilot reported he had flown the airplane for about an hour since his previous off airport landing. He said when he touched down, unknown to him, his right main landing gear tire was flat, and due to its large size, he was unable to maintain directional control on the ground. The airplane exited the intended landing area into rough and uneven terrain. He reported airplane nosed over, and the left wing lift-strut was bent. The pilot said when he examined the deflated tire he found a stick imbedded in the tire, which he believes was from his previous landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.