NTSB CEN25LA152 — 2025-04-09 · Jeanerette, Louisiana, United States

Current FAA registration · N941KW

Make / Model: WATERS KENNETH R CORBEN JUNIOR ACE
Year of manufacture: 2012 · 13 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR A75-8 (75 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20130723
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AD11D5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N941KW Corben Junior Ace None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll.

Factual narrative

The pilot landed a tailwheel-equipped airplane on the grass adjacent to the runway. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the airplane encountered a rough spot on the ground. The tailwheel began to bounce repeatedly, and the pilot lost control of the airplane as it nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Environmental issues-Physical environment-Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface-(general)-Response/compensation
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-(general)-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_CEN25LA152.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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