# Incident 20090509046989I: Piper PA-11, Valdez, AK, May 9, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2009, 15:10 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Airport: Valdez
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1308° N, 146.3483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valdez, AK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1308&lon=-146.3483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4508M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4508M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 460 total, 300 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090509046989I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PARTICIPATING IN THE SHORT TAKE-OFF/LANDING COMPETITION AT THE VALDEZ AIRSHOW, THE PILOT "GOT ON THE BRAKES A LITTLE TOO HARD" AND NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER ON LANDING.

## Other reports on N4508M (1)

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

- [Accident 19910616022029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616022029A), Jun 16, 1991: Piper PA11 (N4508M), Anchorage, AK, Damage unknown. Crashed on landing, circumstances unknown.

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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