Accident
The airplane received substantial damage when it impacted terrain during the landing roll on runway 10, which is 4,000 feet long and 75 feet wide with an asphalt surface. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.
The pilot stated that during the end of the landing rollout, a gust of wind from 170 degrees pushed the tail of the airplane to the left. He then applied brakes to avoid hitting a runway marker that had entered his path. The pilot reported that he "apparently applied too much brake and tail came over, prop stuck and plane went inverted."
Pilot Information
The pilot reported that his last flight review was performed in a Robinson R-22 helicopter on May 20, 2006. He accumulated a total flight time of 620 hours in rotorcraft. The pilot also reported a total flight time of 206 hours in single-engine land airplanes, of which 15 hours were in the last 90 days and 15 hours were in the last 30 days. All of the 90-day and 30-day totals were reportedly in the accident airplane make and model. The pilot provided a registration application for the accident airplane dated June 18, 2007.
Weather Observations
The JYM weather observations for the day of the accident recorded no wind gusts with winds of 0 knots from 0437 to 0717. From 0737 to 1117, wind was from 130 to 140 degrees at 4 knots.