# Incident 20030805018399I: Piper PA11, Delta Junction, AK, August 5, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2003, 19:30 local time
- Place: Delta Junction, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.0567° N, 145.6924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta Junction, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.0567&lon=-145.6924&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78621, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78621-2006-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 229 total, 32 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030805018399I

## Narrative

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

(-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

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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