What happened
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(-23) On 01/18/02, approximately 1600 mountain standard time, a Cessna model 182P, N5843J, owned and operated by Mr. Albert leroy behr, privacy data omitted sustained minor damage when it nosed over after striking vehicle tire ruts while landing at a private ranch strip (0E6) near Quemado, NM. Neither the pilot-in-command, who holds a private pilot certificate with an airplane, single engine, land rating, nor his passenger were injured in the incident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated from la verne, CA (poc) and had stopped at payson, AZ (pan) for fuel prior to arriving at Quemado. Mr. Behr stated this was his first "dirt strip" landing. He had called the owner of the airstrip to confirm the airstrip was dry and suitable for use. Investigation disclosed the airstrip had been wet, following a snow accumulation several days previously, but had dried. However, while the surface of the strip was soft, several vehicles had driven across the strip causing ruts in the surface. These ruts had subsequently dried and frozen in the runway su rface. When Mr. Behr was on landing rollout, his nose wheel impacted one of these ruts, causing the nose gear to fail and the aircraft to nose over. Mr. Behr has been in contact with this office on four separate occasions since his return to California to discuss the incident.privacy data omitted He checked the weather with faa/fss and his computer software on the days previous to, as well as, the day of flight.privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 01/18/02, APPROXIMATELY 1600 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA MODEL 182P, N5843J, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MR. ALBERT LEROY BEHR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT NOSED OVER AFTER STRIKING VEHICLE TIRE RUTS WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE RANCH STRIP (0E6) NEAR QUEMADO, NM. NEITHER THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, WHO HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH AN AIRPLANE, SINGLE ENGINE, LAND RATING, NOR HIS PASSENGER WERE INJURED IN THE INCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LA VERNE, CA (POC) AND HAD STOPPED AT PAYSON, AZ (PAN) FOR FUEL PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT QUEMADO. MR. BEHR STATED THIS WAS HIS FIRST "DIRT STRIP" LANDING. HE HAD CALLED THE OWNER OF THE AIRSTRIP TO CONFIRM THE AIRSTRIP WAS DRY AND SUITABLE FOR USE. INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED THE AIRSTRIP HAD BEEN WET, FOLLOWING A SNOW ACCUMULATION SEVERAL DAYS PREVIOUSLY, BUT HAD DRIED. HOWEVER, WHILE THE SURFACE OF THE STRIP WAS SOFT, SEVERAL VEHICLES HAD DRIVEN ACROSS THE STRIP CAUSING RUTS IN THE SURFACE. THESE RUTS HAD SUBSEQUENTLY DRIED AND FROZEN IN THE RUNWAY SU RFACE. WHEN MR. BEHR WAS ON LANDING ROLLOUT, HIS NOSE WHEEL IMPACTED ONE OF THESE RUTS, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO FAIL AND THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER. MR. BEHR HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THIS OFFICE ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE HIS RETURN TO CALIFORNIA TO DISCUSS THE INCIDENT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE CHECKED THE WEATHER WITH FAA/FSS AND HIS COMPUTER SOFTWARE ON THE DAYS PREVIOUS TO, AS WELL AS, THE DAY OF FLIGHT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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