Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control while taxiing on soft ground, which resulted in a nose-over.
NTSB analysis
The pilot of the tailwheel bush airplane stated that he landed at a friend’s field (not an airstrip) and had never landed there before. The landing was uneventful, and the airplane touched down below 25 mph. After the airplane slowed further, the pilot attempted to taxi the airplane from the field to the driveway of the residence. The airplane subsequently traveled over soft ground and nosed over, coming to rest inverted. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the fuselage and vertical stabilizer.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA21LA294 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jul 19, 2021
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Dinwiddie, Virginia
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built PA-18 SUPER CUB
- N-number
- N507TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2006
- 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.