Pilot Debrief

DAKOTA S18-160 near Modena, NY — 2020-08-07

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Date
2020-08-07
Location
Modena, NY, USA
Airport
2NK9
Aircraft
DAKOTA S18-160
Registration
N811RD
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The passenger's inadvertent application of the rear brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.

NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he was landing after a local flight with a passenger seated in the rear seat of the tail-wheel equipped airplane. During touchdown the airplane started to nose over, and the pilot realized that the passenger had his feet on the brakes. He yelled at the passenger to get his feet off the brakes, but it was too late to prevent the airplane from nosing over. The airplane flipped over inverted and came to a complete stop. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed that the vertical stabilizer was buckled. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

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