Piper PA-12 N2318M
10 July 2011 · Gulkana, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 2011 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N2318M, operated by Patrick Martinez, was involved in an accident near Gulkana, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gulkana, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gulkana (PAGK)
- Coordinates
- 55.9198, -159.4905
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N2318M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Patrick Martinez
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Gulkana
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC11CA063
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the tailwheel-equipped airplane bounced following a hard landing. He applied remedial control inputs, but upon touching down again, he lost directional control and the airplane ground-looped. The fuselage sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 2011 | Piper PA-12 | Delta, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jul 2011 | Piper PA-12 | Joshua Tree, California, United States | Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 2011 | Piper PA-12 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2011 | Piper PA-12 | North Pole, Alaska, United States | Rodriguez Gamaliel I | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2011 | Piper PA-12 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Finn Lunoe | No injuries | - |
| 17 May 2011 | Piper PA-12 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Pendergrass Joseph M | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2011 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) | Northway, Alaska, United States | Copper Valley Air Service LLC | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-18-180 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Erik F. Hursh | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-20 | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | Randy F. Stahl | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 2011 | Cessna 207 | Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States | Inland Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Nov 2011 | Cessna A185F | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Sheldon Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2011 | Cessna 180H | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Russey Reagan | No injuries | - |