ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239101
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 January 2020 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 replica |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N944KM |
| MSN: | JA1705106 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2019 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 43 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-EXO |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jean, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas, NV (VGT) |
| Jean, NV | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during an uneventful landing roll on a dry lakebed, he inadvertently applied the brakes, and the airplane nosed over. The right wing and rudder sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent application of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Aug-2020 08:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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