# Accident 20221031017999A: Cessna 120, Silver Springs, NV, October 31, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2022, 15:30 local time
- Place: Silver Springs, NV
- Airport: Silver Springs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4031° N, 119.2512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SILVER SPRINGS (SPZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4031&lon=-119.2512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1834N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1834N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 71 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221031017999A

## Narrative

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

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION OF A CERTIFICATED AIRMAN WISHING TO OBTAIN A TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT. THIS WAS THE AIRMAN'S FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. ON THE ACCIDENT LANDING, THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, BUT THE STUDENT MISMANAGED THE CONTROLS AND APPLIED TOO MUCH BRAKE FORCE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER FROM THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT DUE TO THE SUDDENESS OF THE STUDENT'S REACTION. THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK. INJURIES WERE MINOR FOR BOTH INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT.

THERE WILL BE NO CORRECTIVE ACTION DUE TO THE AIRMAN'S ABILITY IN A TRICYCLE GEARED AIRCRAFT IS NOT IN QUESTION, AND NO TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT WAS OBTAINED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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