# Accident 20110811022439A: Piper PA-11, Montague Island, AK, August 11, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2011, 08:00 local time
- Place: Montague Island, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.8703° N, 147.7878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8703&lon=-147.7878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78635, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78635) (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 PA-11
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110811022439A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AT THE END OF THE LANDING ROLLOUT.  LOCAL FISHERMEN HELPED THE PILOT UPRIGHT THE AIRCRAFT.  A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT TO LAKE HOOD FOR MINIMAL REPAIR CORRECTION.

## 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 ANC11CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA078), Aug 11, 2011: Piper PA-11 (N78635), Chenga Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land on an unsuitable landing surface which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N78635 (4)

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

- [Incident 20180408003379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180408003379I), Apr 8, 2018: Piper PA-11 (N78635), Chenega, AK, Minor damage. The pilot reported that during the landing to the sand beach, the soft sand "caught him by surprise" and the propeller impacted the sand. He reported that…
- [Incident 20130711014749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130711014749I), Jul 11, 2013: Piper PA-11 (N78635), Montague Island, AK, Minor damage. While attempting takeoff from a sandy beach the aircraft ended up in the water.
- [Accident 20000817042599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000817042599A), Aug 17, 2000: Piper PA11 (N78635), Maclead Harbor, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 16, 2000, about 2030 Alaska daylight time, N78635, a Piper PA-11, sustained substantial damage to the left wing and empennage during a landing…
- [Accident 19791216031869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791216031869A), Dec 16, 1979: Piper PA11 (N78635), Montague Island, AK, Substantial damage. Landed on a beach. Aircraft struck snow drift on rollout. Flipped 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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