Accident Piper PA-12 N7599H, Tuesday 8 November 1994

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Date:	Tuesday 8 November 1994
Time:	15:30 LT
Type:	Piper PA-12
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N7599H
MSN:	12-473
Year of manufacture:	1946
Total airframe hrs:	2468 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-320-B2A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Kenai, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Taxi
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	, AK (KENA)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED AT A SOFT, SNOW COVERED REMOTE LANDING AREA THAT WAS 500 FEET LONG BY 30 FEET WIDE. DURING THE TAXI FROM LANDING, THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE ONTO A SUNKEN PART OF THE LANDING STRIP AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING/TAXI. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WERE THE SOFT AND SNOW COVERED TERRAIN.

Accident investigation: