| Crash location | 62.478611°N, 143.920556°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Slana, AK
62.583303°N, 143.478226°W 15.8 miles away |
| Tail number | N3348M |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 13 Sep 2008 |
| Aircraft type | Piper PA-12 |
| Additional details: | None |
The solo private pilot reported he was landing his tailwheel airplane at an off-airport site and inadvertently applied the brakes too hard. The airplane nosed over, and sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and wing lift struts. He said there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.
The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over and substantial damage.