LAX86LA300

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft 19 · San Jose, CA · July 22, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 22, 1986, 14:18 local (21:18 UTC)
Place
San Jose, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N43876Taylorcraft 19
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860722035379A
Case key
25219

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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.

Nose overLanding - roll
Brakes(normal) - excessivePilot in commandCause

Analysis

The plt applied the brakes heavily during the landing roll. As the aircraft slowed to approximately 5 mph it nosed over on its back.

Aircraft

Registration
N43876
Reported as
Taylorcraft 19
Category
Airplane
Serial number
7535
Airframe hours
2,300
Engine
Continental C85-12F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Richard C. Brown
Registered owner
Richard C Brown
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · January 23, 1986 · 42 hours before
Departed
RHV · San Jose, CA
Airport
SJC · San Jose International, runway 29, 3,000 × 40 ft, asphalt

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
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
340 total · 27 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
270° at 5 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
20,000 ft broken
Temperature
81 °F, dew point 63 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
SJC

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.