# Accident 20020626013449A: Piper PA11, Kotzebue, AK, June 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2002, 20:31 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2401° N, 161.1904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2401&lon=-161.1904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62136, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62136) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020626013449A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC02LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA063), Jun 26, 2002: Piper PA-11 (N62136), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking action while landing on a sandbar, which resulted in a nose over.

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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