<< >> NASA ASRS Report 246053, July 1993

Flight instructor with private instrument pilot in conventional gear aircraft landing. On rollout aircraft flips over the nose.

Attributes
ACN	246053
Time
Date	199307
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ahn
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 67 flight time total : 369 flight time type : 34
ASRS Report	246053
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The flight was an instruction flight in an small aircraft. The student was a private/instrument pilot. The flight incident occurred upon the first landing on runway 27 at ahn, GA. The student was in control of the aircraft when the aircraft was in the landing phase. The aircraft slowly decreased in speed and upon the rollout portion of the landing, the aircraft toppled directly over the nose resulting in an upside down confign on the runway. There were no injuries to either pilot. As the aircraft began to slow down, there was no indication of any problems. In a very short amount of time the aircraft flipped. In this situation it is possible that the student became nervous, and confused the brakes and rudder pedals. The small aircraft has heel brakes, opposite most any other aircraft. It appears the brakes were pressed more than needed which caused the tail wheel aircraft to FLIP. An incident of this type might be prevented by cautioning the student against excessive brake usage.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLT INSTRUCTOR WITH PRIVATE INST PLT IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR ACFT LNDG. ON ROLLOUT ACFT FLIPS OVER THE NOSE.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS AN INSTRUCTION FLT IN AN SMA. THE STUDENT WAS A PRIVATE/INST PLT. THE FLT INCIDENT OCCURRED UPON THE FIRST LNDG ON RWY 27 AT AHN, GA. THE STUDENT WAS IN CTL OF THE ACFT WHEN THE ACFT WAS IN THE LNDG PHASE. THE ACFT SLOWLY DECREASED IN SPD AND UPON THE ROLLOUT PORTION OF THE LNDG, THE ACFT TOPPLED DIRECTLY OVER THE NOSE RESULTING IN AN UPSIDE DOWN CONFIGN ON THE RWY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PLT. AS THE ACFT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBS. IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME THE ACFT FLIPPED. IN THIS SIT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE STUDENT BECAME NERVOUS, AND CONFUSED THE BRAKES AND RUDDER PEDALS. THE SMA HAS HEEL BRAKES, OPPOSITE MOST ANY OTHER ACFT. IT APPEARS THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED MORE THAN NEEDED WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL WHEEL ACFT TO FLIP. AN INCIDENT OF THIS TYPE MIGHT BE PREVENTED BY CAUTIONING THE STUDENT AGAINST EXCESSIVE BRAKE USAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.