20230828013059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Henry Steven J JA 30 SUPERSTOL · Leavenworth, WA · August 28, 2023

Date: August 28, 2023 · 10:15 local
Place: Leavenworth, WA
Airport: Lake Wenatchee State
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N869BB
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA326
Reported as: Henry Steven J JA 30 Superstol
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 285 total230 in this make and model84 in the last 90 days

N869BBRegistered now · Henry Steven J JA 30 SUPERSTOLS/N JA366-04-14 · Built 2015 Airframe modelHenry Steven J JA 30 SUPERSTOL Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated he took off from his private strip with the intension of landing in a local backcountry river sandbar. Upon landing on the sandbar he applied brakes that resulted in an increased shift in his weight forward therefore applying an unprompted increase in applied brake pressure. The aircraft flipped over on it's back.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF FROM HIS PRIVATE STRIP WITH THE INTENSION OF LANDING IN A LOCAL BACKCOUNTRY RIVER SANDBAR. UPON LANDING ON THE SANDBAR HE APPLIED BRAKES THAT RESULTED IN AN INCREASED SHIFT IN HIS WEIGHT FORWARD THEREFORE APPLYING AN UNPROMPTED INCREASE IN APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR23LA326Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLeavenworth, WAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during taxi, which resulted in a nose over.Aug 28, 2023 · Substantial damage