# Accident 20191004014189A: Piermattei Donald L VANS ACFT RV-9A, Lake Elsinore, CA, October 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2019, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lake Elsinore, CA
- Airport: Skylark Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6300° N, 117.3017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6300&lon=-117.3017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N192DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N192DP-2021-01-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piermattei Donald L VANS ACFT RV-9A (registry code 05613IX, https://openairdocs.org/model/piermattei-donald-l-vans-acft-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D2J (registry code 41595, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d2j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIERMATTEI DONALD L VANS ACFT RV-9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 7 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191004014189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. DURING AIRCRAFT TAXI, THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO BREAK. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED TAIL FORWARD AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 GAA20CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA003), Oct 4, 2019: Vans RV9 (N192DP), Lake Elsinore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for taxi, which resulted in the landing gear collapsing and 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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