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| Date: | Tuesday 4 September 2018 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7690H |
| MSN: | 12-580 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3715 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Talkeetna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA/PATK) |
| Talkeetna, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while landing uphill at an off-airport unimproved landing site where he had landed before, he applied the brakes, and that the airplane then hit a “bush or a bump,” which caused the tail to rise. Subsequently, the propeller struck the ground, and the airplane nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage, fuselage, and wing spars.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control on uneven terrain during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 June 1994 | N7690H | Private | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
sub |
| 17 May 2011 | N7690H | Private | 0 | A marsh off Caribou and Charley streets, Palmer, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2019 09:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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