Accident Piper PA-12 N7895H, Friday 13 September 1996

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Date:	Friday 13 September 1996
Time:	15:00 LT
Type:	Piper PA-12
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N7895H
MSN:	12-799
Year of manufacture:	1946
Engine model:	Lycoming O-290D2
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Chitina, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The student pilot reported he was landing at a remote off-airport site to replenish the grain supply for the horses he used in his hunt/guide operation. He said during the landing roll, the left main landing gear tire struck a rock and the left main landing gear collapsed. Soon thereafter, the right main landing gear also collapsed.

Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site. A factor associated with the accident is the rough and uneven landing site.

Accident investigation: