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Old June 18th 06, 09:01 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Grass Strips, Landing Technique, etc.

Matt Whiting wrote:

Your accounts got me to wondering ... how many of you all have actually
seen an airplane nose-over on a grass strip?
Matt


http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...08X07283&key=1

I responded to this one back in my days as a vollie firefighter.. its
the only one I've ever personally seen.. and it was a TRUE soft field on
that day, it had been raining for a few days and the ground when
saturated has the consistency of gumbo clay.

Dave