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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-11 · Delta Junction, AK · August 5, 2003

Date: August 5, 2003 · 19:30 local
Place: Delta Junction, AK
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N78621
Reported as: Piper PA11
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 229 total32 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N78621Registration cancelled Dec 15, 2006 · Piper PA-11S/N 11-1382 · Built 1947 Airframe modelPiper PA-11 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Airman stated that during rollout he applied the brakes to stop the aircraft on the gravel bar and the left brake pedal mounting point failed. He was unable to use the right brake because it would have swerved him into the river. The aircraft rolled straight ahead off the end of the gravel bar, nosed onto it's back and began floating downstream. The airman was forced to conduct a water egress and swim to shore. The aircraft was later located approximately four miles downstream having suffered substantial damage while in the water. At the time of the incident the airman did not hold a current medical certificate. NTSB has declined to investigate. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRMAN STATED THAT DURING ROLLOUT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GRAVEL BAR AND THE LEFT BRAKE PEDAL MOUNTING POINT FAILED. HE WAS UNABLE TO USE THE RIGHT BRAKE BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE SWERVED HIM INTO THE RIVER. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED STRAIGHT AHEAD OFF THE END OF THE GRAVEL BAR, NOSED ONTO IT'S BACK AND BEGAN FLOATING DOWNSTREAM. THE AIRMAN WAS FORCED TO CONDUCT A WATER EGRESS AND SWIM TO SHORE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER LOCATED APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES DOWNSTREAM HAVING SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE IN THE WATER. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE AIRMAN DID NOT HOLD A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. NTSB HAS DECLINED TO INVESTIGATE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED