NONE · Piper PA-12 · 2006-05-29 · Wasilla, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC06CA065
Event ID
20060621X00789
Type
Accident
Date
2006-05-29
Location
Wasilla, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.7775, -149.399169
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-12
Registration
N2945M
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for a tailwind during the landing flare, which resulted in an in-flight collision with snow-covered terrain during an aborted landing. Factors contributing to the accident were a tailwind and rising terrain.