Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN25LA152 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Apr 9, 2025
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Jeanerette, Louisiana
- Nearest airport
- Le Maire Memorial Airport (2R1)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built JUNIOR ACE
- N-number
- N941KW
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2012
- 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.