Fiedler Mark R PA-18 REPLICA N127MF

Summary

On 12 March 2023 at about 22:30 local time, a Fiedler Mark R PA-18 REPLICA registered N127MF was involved in an accident near Sandy Valley, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 March 2023 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sandy Valley, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

35.8947, -115.7630

Aircraft

Fiedler Mark R PA-18 REPLICA

Registration

N127MF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2021

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sandy Valley → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR23LA139

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during an off airport precautionary landing on soft soil, 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 cruise flight, he observed an increase of cylinder head temperature along with “abnormal engine operation” and decided to make a precautionary landing, off airport. During the landing roll in the tailwheel equipped airplane, the right main tire “sunk” in the soil and the tail of the airplane began to rise. Despite the pilot’s control inputs, the tail continued to rise, and the airplane nosed over coming to rest inverted. The vertical stabilizer and rudder were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.