# Accident 20190609006339A: Shotwell David MURPHY SR 3500, South Lake Taho, CA, June 9, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2019, 12:15 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N235DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N235DS-2020-03-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Shotwell David MURPHY SR 3500 (registry code 05615XJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/shotwell-david-murphy-sr-3500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SHOTWELL DAVID MURPHY SR 3500
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR VEDENEYEV
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,254 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190609006339A

## Narrative

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

DURING A FIRST SOLO SUBSEQUENT TO A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT, THE PILOT LANDED AND WAS EXITING THE RUNWAY USING THE HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY.  WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PILOT STATED HE FELT THE TAIL WHEEL COME OFF THE RUNWAY.  WHEN RELEASING BRAKE PRESSURE, THE PILOT STATED HE SLID FORWARD IN HIS SEAT FURTHER APPLYING BRAKE APPLICATION.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 GAA19CA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA324), Jun 9, 2019: David Shotwell Murphy (N235DS), South Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly tighten his seat belt, which allowed him to slide forward in his seat and resulted in his inadvertent application of excessive brake application during the landing…

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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