# Accident 20160909025149A: Piper PA-11, Grand Isle, VT, September 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, VT
- Airport: Savage Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7039° N, 73.2460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAVAGE ISLAND (VT15), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7039&lon=-73.2460&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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,396 total, 150 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160909025149A

## Narrative

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

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 ENGINE OUT AFTER TAKEOFF. AT 450' AGL HE PULLED THE POWER TO IDLE AND MADE A STEEP DESCENDING LEFT TURN BACK TO  RUNWAY 20. AT THE END OF THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY PATTERN PROCEDURE HE MADE ON FINAL GENTAL PULL ON TH STICK TO LINE UP ABOUT THE LAST 20 DEGREES WITH THE RUNWAY. AT APROXIMATELY 15-20FT AGL THE LEFT WING STALLED AND DROPPED, STRIKING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APROXIMATELY 100 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4681M (1)

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

- [Incident 20151120018919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151120018919I), Nov 20, 2015: Piper PA-11 (N4681M), Burlington, VT, Minor damage. 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.…

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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