Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA 12 near Talkeetna, AK — 2014-09-01

Final reportANC14CA072
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Date
2014-09-01
Location
Talkeetna, AK, USA
Aircraft
PIPER PA 12
Registration
N2507M
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with trees.

NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane, at an off-airport site, which required a correction for an 8 knot, left quartering crosswind. During touchdown, the airplane bounced, and he attempted to recover, but the airplane drifted to the left. The pilot reported that he applied full engine power to abort the landing, but the airplane subsequently collided with a stand of alder trees at the end of the site, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and left wing. The pilot reported there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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