NONE · Codding/Fluno Sportsman GS-2 · 2006-10-20 · Hopland, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX07CA018
Event ID
20061129X01721
Type
Accident
Date
2006-10-20
Location
Hopland, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.040439, -122.929893
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Codding/Fluno
Model
Sportsman GS-2
Registration
N429AD
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's excessive braking during landing roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing over. A contributing factor was the erroneous windsock indication, which prompted the pilot to land with a tailwind, and inadvertently increase his landing roll.