# Accident 20161006017949A: Joe Salomone SUPER CUB SQ2, Truckee, CA, October 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2016, 12:00 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3900° N, 120.0950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3900&lon=-120.0950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N786AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N786AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Joe Salomone SUPER CUB SQ2 (registry code 05633JX, https://openairdocs.org/model/joe-salomone-super-cub-sq2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-J2A (registry code 42314, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOE SALOMONE SUPER CUB SQ2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-J2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,600 total, 357 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161006017949A

## Narrative

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

WHEN OPERATING WITH THE MAIN TIRES IN CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE WATER, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND NOSED OVER IN A RESERVOIR.

## 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 GAA17CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA010), Oct 6, 2016: Joe Salomone Super CUB SQ2 (N786AB), Boca Reservoir, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue the taxi on unsuitable muddy terrain, 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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