# Accident 20191203022029A: James R Bair JAVRON PA-18 REPLICA, Mona, UT, December 3, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2019, 16:39 local time
- Place: Mona, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8786° N, 111.8572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8786&lon=-111.8572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N864SC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: JAMES R BAIR JAVRON PA-18 REPLICA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,717 total, 30 in this make and model, 156 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191203022029A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND A JAVRON PA-18 REPLICA, EXPERIMENTAL, AMATEUR-BUILT, AIRCRAFT ON AN UNIMPROVED SURFACE OF A LAKE SHORE ON MONA RESERVOIR. DURING LANDING WHEN THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED FORWARD COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP 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 WPR20CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA036), Dec 3, 2019: Javron PA-18 Replica (N864SC), Nephi, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s inadvertent application of the brakes during 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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