Accident Piper PA-12 N45DK, Saturday 9 September 1995

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Date:	Saturday 9 September 1995
Time:	17:00 LT
Type:	Piper PA-12
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N45DK
MSN:	12-1223
Year of manufacture:	1946
Total airframe hrs:	4953 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-320-A2B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Anchorage, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(KMRI)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported he was attempting to land the airplane on the remnants of an old road in gusty crosswind conditions. He said that during the landing roll, a wind gust caused him to lose directional control. The left main wheel went off the road and into an adjoining marsh. The airplane's main landing gear then struck a log, and the airplane nosed over.

Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor relating to the accident was: the gusty crosswind condition.

Accident investigation: