N149AK is a Piper PA-12. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 3 seats. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Palmer, AK. It has been registered to its current owner since Oct 2024. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2024
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The pilot reported that he was landing off-airport, uphill, with a quartering tailwind. After touchdown, as the airplane began to slow, he began to have a loss of directional control. He attempted a go-around but had insufficient airspeed to attain an altitude to clear the approaching terrain. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the soft gravel terrain, the right main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest upright. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage sustained to the right-wing spar.
The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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