20020626013449A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-11 · Kotzebue, AK · June 26, 2002

Date
June 26, 2002 · 20:31 local
Place
Kotzebue, AK
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N62136
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC02LA063
Reported as
Piper PA11
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)privacy data omitted Mr. Cyrus attempted to land his PA-11-11 on a gravel bar on the omar river, which is 50 nautical miles northeast of Kotzebue, Alaska. After Mr. Cyrus landed he applied too much brake pressure and his aircraft rolled over on its back. Mr. Cyrus was the sole occupant and received minor injuries, and the aircraft received substantial damage to the lift struts.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MR. CYRUS ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS PA-11-11 ON A GRAVEL BAR ON THE OMAR RIVER, WHICH IS 50 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF KOTZEBUE, ALASKA. AFTER MR. CYRUS LANDED HE APPLIED TOO MUCH BRAKE PRESSURE AND HIS AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK. MR. CYRUS WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LIFT STRUTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.