# Incident 20151120018919I: Piper PA-11, Burlington, VT, November 20, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 2015, 15:30 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4681M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4681M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-11
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,869 total, 66 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151120018919I

## Narrative

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

ON FRIDAY/20NOV15 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30L PILOT STATED  HE WAS SOLO LANDING A PA-11 CUB SPECIAL, N4681M, AT KBTV ON RWY 01.  WEATHER WAS CAVU, WINDS WERE 300/10.  FUEL TANK WAS FULL (16GALS), WITH APPROX 10LBS BAGGAGE BEHIND AFT SEAT.  HE WEIGHS 185LBS.

THERE WAS LIGHT TURBULENCE ON FINAL, SO APPROACH WAS FLOWN AT 65-70MPH INDICATED.  TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH ON CENTERLINE ABOUT 150' PAST THE THRESHOLD AT APPROX 60MPH, WITH CROSSWIND CONTROLS (LEFT AILERON, RIGHT RUDDER), ON THE MAIN GEAR WITH THE TAIL RAISED.

AS HE APPLIED BRAKING THE TAIL RAISED UP MORE QUICKLY THAN HE WAS EXPECTING, SO HE EASED OFF THE BRAKES AND ADDED BACK STICK.  AS THE TAIL LOWERED HE BEGAN REAPPLYING BRAKES, BUT AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO TAXI SPEED (STILL WITH TAIL RAISED), THE TAIL RAISING HIGHER WITH FULL AFT STICK.  THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD MOTION WAS ALMOST STOPPED AS THE EXTREME TAIL-HIGH ATTITUDE PUT THE AIRCRAFT CG FORWARD OF THE MAIN GEAR, THE IDLING PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT GENTLY CAME TO REST NOSE-DOWN ON THE PROP SPINNER AND TWO MAIN GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON CENTERLINE APPROX 800' PAST THE THRESHOLD (50' PAST TAXIWAY C INTERSECTION).

HE RADIOED BTV, TOWER I HAD CLOSED RWY01, AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL, MAGS, RADIO, AND IFF.

BY LIFTING UP ON THE PROP HE WAS ABLE TO SMOOTHLY RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO A NORMAL THREE-POINT ATTITUDE.

## Other reports on N4681M (1)

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

- [Accident 20160909025149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160909025149A), Sep 9, 2016: Piper PA-11 (N4681M), Grand Isle, VT, Substantial damage. Per the pilots staement, the pilot was practicing takeoffs, landings touch and go's and emergency procedures. After 4 patterns he took off to practice and…

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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