Lucky j
Explorer
Entirely caused by operator error.
That was just past the bottom of a relatively steep / straight descent that was bisected by several ruts / ledges 12"-18" deep that were 45* to the road bed. After I felt the trailer ease through the last rut I applied generous throttle in second gear to take advantage of the smooth road ahead. Unfortunately what I thought was the last rut was actually the second to last, so I accelerated hard just before the right trailer tire dropped into a rut as the left came out. Time seemed to slow down once I realized what was happening so it seemed like it was on one wheel for a loooong time. In reality from the time the driver's side tire left the ground until the flop was complete only took seconds and may have covered twenty feet
It took out a marker light lens/ grommet and scratched the fender a little. It took longer to reorganize the trailer than it did to put it back on it's wheels.
Nice to know it wasn't so bad.
Do you have a pic of your LJ and the trailer in the up-right position?
This is also my cup of tea, so always nice to see others!