# Accident 20160521005289A: John Steven Caturia REPLICA PA18, Braham, MN, May 21, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2016, 16:30 local time
- Place: Braham, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7661° N, 93.1844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7661&lon=-93.1844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N419JC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: JOHN STEVEN CATURIA REPLICA PA18
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A4M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 231 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160521005289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM SKY MEADOWS AIRPORT ENROUTE TO A FARM FIELD NEAR BRAHAM, MN. PILOT HAD NORMAL APPROACH TO ALFALFA FIELD. UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRCRAFT CAME UP ON PROPELLER SPINNER, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 120 FT AND THEN FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON BACK OF AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA16CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA255), May 21, 2016: John Steven Caturia Replica PA18 (N419JC), Braham, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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