NONE · Piper PA-12 · 1999-06-05 · ANCHORAGE, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC99LA069
Event ID
20001212X18909
Type
Accident
Date
1999-06-05
Location
ANCHORAGE, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.160804, -149.990798
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-12
Registration
N78456
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to compensate for the wind conditions and maintain a proper rate of descent during the approach for landing, which resulted in a hard landing, and the subsequent collapse of the right main landing gear strut.