# NTSB WPR20CA074: Piper PA-18 Replica, N944KM, Jean, NV, January 22, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 22, 2020, 10:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Jean, NV - Coordinates: 36.349998, -115.190002 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3500&lon=-115.1900&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report July 27, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 100851 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20CA074 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100851/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100851 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA074 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadvertent application of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Rick H Martin PA-18 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05638AY), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Rick H Martin PA-18 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=05638AY), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Unintentional use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Rick H Martin PA-18 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=05638AY), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Rick H Martin PA-18 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=05638AY), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Rick H Martin PA-18 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05638AY), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during an uneventful landing roll on a dry lakebed, he inadvertently applied the brakes, and the airplane nosed over. The right wing and rudder sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that during the uneventful landing roll on the dry lakebed, he inadvertently applied the brakes, and the airplane nosed over. The right wing and rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N944KM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N944KM), registered now, S/N JA1705106, built 2019 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18 REPLICA (No Series) - Registry model: [Rick H Martin PA-18 REPLICA](https://openairdocs.org/model/rick-h-martin-pa-18-replica) (registry code 05638AY) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (registry code 41575, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: JA1705106 - Year built: 2019 - Airframe hours: 43 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-EXO 210 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special); Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Condition, October 31, 2019, 40 hours before - Departed: VGT, Las Vegas, NV - Destination: Jean, NV - Equipment: Auto-pilot, Angle of attack indicator, ADS-B, Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 75; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review March 19, 2018; seat: single; flight hours: 3,051 total, 48 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Observed at: KVGT, 8 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20200122001689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200122001689A), Jan 22, 2020: Rick H Martin PA-18 REPLICA, Jean, NV, Substantial damage. The pilot was performing touch and go landings on a dry lake bed near Jean NV. As the pilot was rolling out after a landing he inadvertently pressed the brakes… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 5, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100851. 2.5 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40483423&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photo (item 2, .PDF, 156 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40483424&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo-Master.PDF 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. 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