Probable cause
The pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing site, resulting in a collision with a hole during landing rollout.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that, while landing at an off-airport site, during landing roll, the nose wheel hit a hole, and the aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wing keel. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the aircraft that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ANC24LA051 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 2, 2024
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Fairbanks, Alaska
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built EDGE X 582
- N-number
- N7170A
- Category
- Weight-shift
- Year built
- 2004
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.