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Piper PA-18 REPLICA N944KM

22 January 2020 · Jean, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 22 January 2020 at about 18:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 REPLICA registered N944KM was involved in an accident near Jean, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 18:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Jean, Nevada, United States
Coordinates
36.3500, -115.1900
Aircraft
Piper PA-18 REPLICA
Registration
N944KM
Category
Airplane
Year built
2019
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Las Vegas → Jean
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
WPR20CA074

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 0

Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent application of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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