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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtrmo SONERAI2 · Las Cruces, NM · February 16, 1983

Date: February 16, 1983 · 13:00 local
Place: Las Cruces, NM
Airport: Crawford
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1390A
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW83LA122
Reported as: Amtrmo SONERAI2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 574 total3 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported tail wheel casting broke causing him to lose directional control of aircraft resulting in noseover.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED TAIL WHEEL CASTING BROKE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN NOSEOVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW83LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLas Cruces, NMThe new home built acft had only 2.5 hrs total flt time. After a test flt, the plt was on the landing roll when he lost control at aprx 35 mph. Subsequently, the acft ground looped & nosed over on its top. The plt reported that loss of control occurred after…Feb 16, 1983 · Substantial damage