# Accident 20180519005599A: Davidson Ronald A AVID MAGNUM, Moab, UT, May 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2018, 10:00 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5333° N, 109.9833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5333&lon=-109.9833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N833RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N833RD-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Davidson Ronald A AVID MAGNUM (registry code 05635O5, https://openairdocs.org/model/davidson-ronald-a-avid-magnum) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1C (registry code 41832, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVIDSON RONALD A AVID MAGNUM
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-C1C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 80 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA477) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180519005599A

## Narrative

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

CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT.

TAIL WAS INITIALLY PLANTED USING FULL AFT STICK.

PILOT APPLIED TO MUCH BRAKING POWER, CAUSING TAIL TO RISE.

PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ROTATIONAL MOMENTUM DUE TO CONVENTIONAL GEAR CONFIGURATION.

AIRCRAFT ROTATED ABOUT THE MAIN GEAR AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 GAA18CA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA477), May 19, 2018: Davidson, Ronald A. Avid (N833RD), Moab, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive brake application and delayed remedial action, 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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