NONE · Piper PA-12 · 2006-07-23 · Anchorage, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC06CA096
Event ID
20060817X01195
Type
Accident
Date
2006-07-23
Location
Anchorage, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.186943, -149.96527
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-12
Registration
N4017M
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and colliding with a runway light and the ground. Factors contributing to the accident were an inadvertent ground loop, and the collapse of the right main landing gear.