Accident Piper PA-12 N3615M, Friday 31 August 2012

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Date:	Friday 31 August 2012
Time:	11:00 LT
Type:	Piper PA-12
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N3615M
MSN:	12-2461
Year of manufacture:	1947
Total airframe hrs:	5443 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-320 SERIES
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Aniak Airport, AK (ANI/PANI) - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Aniak Airport, AK (ANI/PANI)
Destination airport:	Aniak, AK
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot was landing at a 900-foot-long, remote off-airport site in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. He said that during the landing roll, the airplane veered slightly to the right, and then it went down a small embankment. The pilot said he inadvertently applied heavy braking, both wheels "locked," and the airplane subsequently nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and wing lift struts. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

Accident investigation: