N149TM – Aviat S2B – 2006-10-29 NTSB Accident Report

On October 29, 2006, a Aviat S2B (N149TM) was involved in an incident near Larimore, ND. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the runway which resulted in the airplane nosing over. A factor associated with the accident was the soft terrain encountered.

The airplane nosed over after contacting soft terrain while landing. The pilot stated that he was landing on his private grass airstrip when the accident happened. He stated that he misjudged the runway and the right main gear contacted "very soft" dirt on the south edge of the runway during the landing roll. The pilot reported the airplane was traveling between 5 and 10 miles per hour when it nosed over. The vertical stabilizer, rudder, one propeller blade, and a wing rib were damaged during the landing.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI07CA019. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N149TM.