Van's RV9 N192DP

Summary

On 4 October 2019 at about 19:00 local time, a Van's RV9 registered N192DP was involved in an accident near Lake Elsinore, California, United States. 2 people were 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

4 October 2019 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake Elsinore, California, United States

Nearest airport

Skylark Field (CA89)

Coordinates

33.6300, -117.3017

Aircraft

Van's RV9

Registration

N192DP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2004

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mesquite → Lake Elsinore

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA003

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for taxi, which resulted in the landing gear collapsing and 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, after landing on a dirt runway and while taxiing down the runway to the parking area, the nose landing gear encountered soft terrain and collapsed, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and rudder. 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.