Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a pothole during taxi, after landing.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On December 27, 2000, at 1645 hours Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-18-135, N9952Q, sustained substantial damage during a nose over while taxing on a dirt strip near El Capitan Reservoir, Ramona, California. The airplane was owned and operated under the provisions of CFR 14 Part 91 by the private pilot who was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which departed from Gillespie Field Airport, San Diego, California, at 1600.
The pilot stated that following landing rollout, while taxing, the right main gear struck a large pothole and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# LAX01LA056