# NTSB Accident ANC06CA065
> **Piper PA-12** · 2006-05-29 · Wasilla, AK, USA · NONE
## 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.

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