Piper PA-11 N4706H

Summary

On 15 July 2006 at about 02:40 local time, a Piper PA-11 registered N4706H, operated by Scott E. Snider, was involved in an accident near Turner, Montana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 July 2006 at 02:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Turner, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Harmon airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

48.8992, -108.5261

Aircraft

Piper PA-11

Registration

N4706H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Scott E. Snider

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Turner → Turner

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA06CA144

Nobody was injured.

The passenger's inadvertent activation of the airplane's brakes during the landing roll, resulting in the pilot's loss of control and subsequent nose over. A factor was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation by not briefing the passenger about the brake peddle position, and the importance of not interfering with the operation of the brakes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

With the pilot occupying the rear seat and the passenger the front seat, a normal landing was completed. During the rollout while the airplane was decelerating to about 20 miles per hour, the airplane's brakes locked up resulting in the aircraft nosing over and coming to rest inverted. A post accident discussion between the pilot and his passenger revealed that the passenger had his feet on the airplane's brakes during the landing roll, resulting in the nose over. The pilot stated that the accident might have been prevented if he had described more thoroughly the brake pedal position and how important it is to stay off them while landing and taxiing. Both wings, the rudder and the fuselage sustained substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.