# Accident 20200122001689A: Rick H Martin PA-18 REPLICA, Jean, NV, January 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3500° N, 115.1900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3500&lon=-115.1900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N944KM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N944KM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rick H Martin PA-18 REPLICA (registry code 05638AY, https://openairdocs.org/model/rick-h-martin-pa-18-replica) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICK H MARTIN PA-18 REPLICA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 48 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200122001689A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON A DRY LAKE BED NEAR JEAN NV.  AS THE PILOT WAS ROLLING OUT AFTER A LANDING HE INADVERTENTLY PRESSED THE BRAKES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ENDING UPSIDE DOWN.

DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE LEFT WING STRUT WHICH HAD COLLAPSED, DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND BASED ON THE EXTENSIVE RIPPLING OF THE FABRIC COVERING THE LOWER SURFACES OF THE WINGS IT WAS APPARENT THE WINGS HAD SUFFERED INTERNAL AND UNKNOWN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR20CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA074), Jan 22, 2020: Piper PA-18 Replica (N944KM), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent application of the brakes during the landing roll, 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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