Crash location | 33.574167°N, 117.128611°W |
Nearest city | Murrieta, CA
33.553914°N, 117.213923°W 5.1 miles away |
Tail number | N2006V |
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Accident date | 23 Jan 2007 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 140 |
Additional details: | None |
According to the pilot, after landing on runway 36 and while exiting the runway onto a taxiway, he lost control of the airplane, and it nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot stated that he probably hit the toe brakes or a gust of wind blew the airplane over. There is no weather reporting station at the airport, and the pilot did not provide an estimate of the wind direction and speed.
The pilot's excessive application of brakes during taxi after landing, resulting in a nose over.