Piper PA 11 N4741M

Summary

On 14 September 2017 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA 11 registered N4741M was involved in an accident near Petersville, 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.

Date

14 September 2017 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Petersville, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.3806, -151.9086

Aircraft

Piper PA 11

Registration

N4741M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1947

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Petersville → Petersville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA544

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s overapplication of brakes, 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 of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while performing a wheel landing on an unimproved gravel airstrip, a wind gust lifted the "weight off of [the] tires and initiated a skid." He added that, as the airplane settled back on the airstrip, the tail rose rapidly due to the brakes being applied, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing lift strut and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.