# NTSB Accident ANC99LA069
> **Piper PA-12** · 1999-06-05 · ANCHORAGE, AK, USA · NONE
## 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.

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