WHILE THE PILOT WAS LANDING WITH A TAILWIND, THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED OVER A RAISED AREA BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE NOSEWHEEL CAUGHT ON THE HILLSIDE AS A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

Contributing Factors

WEATHER CONDITION..TAILWIND

Contributing Factors

WRONG RUNWAY..SELECTED..PILOT IN COMMAND

Contributing Factors

LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE..PILOT IN COMMAND

Contributing Factors

WEATHER CONDITION..GUSTS

Contributing Factors

TERRAIN CONDITION..UPHILL

Contributing Factors

TERRAIN CONDITION..ROUGH/UNEVEN

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