# Incident 19951128041089I: Piper PA11, Cold Bay, AK, November 28, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 1995, 19:25 local time
- Place: Cold Bay, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.1858° N, 162.7211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cold Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.1858&lon=-162.7211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4116D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4116D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951128041089I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: THE OWNER AND PILOT IN COMMAND, A HUNTING AND FISHING GUIDE, HAD LANDED ON A BEACH AT THE MOUTH OF A RIVER. LATER, AS HE WAS TAXIING TO RELOCATE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER HE HIT A TREE ROOT WITH HIS RIGHT LANDING GEAR CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE INTO THE BEACH. THE PROPELLER, RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND RIGHT WING TIP RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN WITHOUT AN AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N4116D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970913029379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970913029379A), Sep 13, 1997: Piper PA11 (N4116D), Gulkana, AK, Substantial damage. Crashed on landing. Other circumstances unknown. (.4) the airplane was landing with a right crosswind of 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots. The pilot said that on…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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