Event ANC91LA048

1991-04-05 ANCHORAGE, Alaska, United States Airport · Z41 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N123TL

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA S550

Year of manufacture

1987 · 4 years old at event

Engine

P&W CANADA JT15D-4

Seats / Engines

8 seats · 2 engines

Last airworthiness date

19970523

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A0608B

Registrant of record

N919CS LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N123TL Piper PA-12 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S LACK OF CURRENCY WITH THE TYPE OF LANDING GEAR INVOLVED.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT HAD JUST CHANGED THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR FROM SKIS TO WHEELS. THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT ON THIS TYPE OF LANDING GEAR. WHEN HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL, THE TOWER REQUESTED MINIMUM TIME ON THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AS SOON AS THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY NOSED OVER. NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRPLANE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_ANC91LA048.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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