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CEN25LA190

2025-05-29 · Hope, Arkansas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport M18

Current FAA registration · N873YD

Make / Model
GERALD NELSON NELSON SPECIAL
Year of manufacture
2021 · 4 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O-290-D (130 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20210816
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC03A5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

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

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, he applied the brakes, and the airplane subsequently nosed down; the propeller then struck the runway surface. The airplane came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot stated that the wind was gusty at the time of the landing. He 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-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Gusts-Response/compensation
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-(general)-(general)-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_CEN25LA190.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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