What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Wheel equipped aircraft nosed over on taxi from landing. Tail up fast taxi. Wheel hit soft spot. Plane nosed over.
As the FAA filed it
WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON TAXI FROM LANDING. TAIL UP FAST TAXI. WHEEL HIT SOFT SPOT. PLANE NOSED OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N5169X · 11
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 20250702014939ALanding: Rollout · Anchorage, AKThe flight instructor was conducting tailwheel instruction on a gravel landing strip. During the landing rollout, the aircraft began to veer off the runway. In an attempt to realign the aircraft, the instructor over-applied the brakes, causing the propeller…Incident 20221107018469ILanding: Rollout · Anchorage, AKOn 7 November 2022 about 1330 local time, the pilot attempted a main wheel landing of the 7ECA at Merrill Field (mri) in Anchorage Alaska on runway 25. During the landing roll, as the airspeed diminished the tailwheel lowered to the runway. The pilot lost…Incident 20220723013279ILanding: Rollout · Anchorage, AKAnchorage, AK (mri): [privacy data omitted], CH7A, upon landing runway 25, [privacy data omitted] went into the grass between taxiway hotel and foxtrot, then taxied onto alpha taxiway. Airport maintenance performed a FOD check, a sewer marker flag was knocked…Incident 20180610007509ITaxi · Anchorage, AKDuring taxi off runway 25, aircraft ground looped and propeller struck surface.Incident 20120218002909ILanding: Touchdown · Anchorage, AKPart of the tail wheel broke free from the aircraft on landing. Aircraft was conducting "touch and go" instruction. Pilot was radioed after a landing and takeoff and advised that part of the tail wheel was found on the runnway (25). The aircraft landed…Incident 20110318013489ITakeoff: Rotation · Wasilla, AKDuring instructional flight, while practicing touch and go landings, student allowed aircraft attitude to dip excessively nose-down. Instructor could not react in time to prevent propeller from striking the snow-covered runway. There were no injuries and…Incident 20090704047699ILanding: Touchdown · Talkeetna, AKThe pilot-in-command was making a visual approach to runway 36 at Talkeetna. The final approach to landing was reported as normal and stabilized by the pilot. When the aircraft touched down, the pilot reported the aircraft bounced. Power was added in an…Incident 20090223046799ILanding: Approach · Anchorage, AKWhile attempting a wheel landing, the pilot got into a bouncing situation and over corrected. The aircraft ultimately ended up on its nose, bending the prop.Incident 20081003849079ILevel Off Touchdown · Anchorage, AK(-23) Upon attempting a wheel landing with a cross wind component on runway 7 at mri, the student relaced the controls causing the aircraft to "baloon". A second attempt was made but a go around was inititated. Climb out performance was not achieved and…Incident 20000518020689IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Anchorage, AK(-23) Student pilot lost control of tailwheel aircraft during landing in gusting crosswind. Aircraft veered off the runway running over several taxi lights, coming to rest on its nose. The prop/spinner were damaged and the nose cowling dented.[privacy data…Incident 19830626046529ITakeoff Ground Roll · Tyonek, AKDeparting a gravel road a gust of wind blew aircraft onto dirt berm. Aircraft nosed up.