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Piper PA-11 N62136

26 June 2002 · Kotzebue, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 June 2002 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-11 registered N62136, operated by Chad Cyrus, was involved in an accident near Kotzebue, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
67.2401, -161.1904
Aircraft
Piper PA-11
Registration
N62136
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Chad Cyrus
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Kotzebue → Kotzebue
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC02LA063

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's excessive braking action while landing on a sandbar, which resulted in a nose over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he was landing the airplane on a sandbar. He said that during the landing roll he applied the brakes too heavily, and the airplane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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