- Date
- April 22, 1982, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Carlsbad, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N319MTailwind A-M-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820422011139A
- Case key
- 70132
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot attempted a precautionary landing on a road due to deteriorating weather and an intermittent engine problem. The pilot stated he lost directional control due to gusty winds and the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N319M
- Reported as
- Tailwind A-M-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 1
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- J.D. Mullens
- Registered owner
- J.D. Mullens
- Departed
- Las Cruces, NM
- Destination
- 10 · San Carlos, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N319M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.