DAVENPORT, WA, USA
N56426
BOEING D75N1
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE AROUND THE PATTERN TO WARM UP THE OIL IN PREPARATION FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. JUST PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, A RAIN STORM HAD PASSED OVER THE AREA AND THE DIRT STRIP WAS WET. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SANK IN THE MUD. THE PILOT APPLIED THE LEFT BRAKE HARD AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.
UNSUITABLE TERRAIN WAS SELECTED FOR LANDING. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: SOFT TERRAIN.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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