Piper PA-12 N92770

Summary

On 23 August 2009 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N92770, operated by Bush Jonathan, was involved in an accident near Dillingham, 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.

Date

23 August 2009 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Dillingham, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.6333, -159.5000

Aircraft

Piper PA-12

Registration

N92770

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bush Jonathan

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dillingham → Dillingham

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC09CA087

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable soft, wet terrain, which resulted in a nose-over on landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported he was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane at an off-airport, tundra-covered site, at the conclusion of a Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot reported that during the landing roll the main wheels sunk into the soft, wet terrain, and the airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing lift strut. He reported that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.