# Accident 20230312002189A: Fiedler Mark R PA-18 REPLICA, Sandy Valley, NV, March 12, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2023, 15:30 local time
- Place: Sandy Valley, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8947° N, 115.7630° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8947&lon=-115.7630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127MF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127MF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fiedler Mark R PA-18 REPLICA (registry code 056384A, https://openairdocs.org/model/fiedler-mark-r-pa-18-replica) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FIEDLER MARK R PA-18 REPLICA
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230312002189A

## Narrative

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

ON 3-12-2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 15:30 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PA-18 REPLICA EXPIREMENTAL AIRCRAFT CONDUCTED AN OFF AIRPORT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING, ON ROLL OUT THE TAIL DRAGGER AIRCRAFT ROTATED FORWARD AND CAME TO A REST INVERTED IN THE DESERT NEAR THE PAHRUMP VALLEY WILDERNESS AREA, CALIFORNIA.

THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

## 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 WPR23LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA139), Mar 12, 2023: Fiedler Mark R PA-18 Replica (N127MF), Sandy Valley, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an off airport precautionary landing on soft soil, 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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