Pilot Debrief

BOEING B75N1 near Williamson, GA — 2017-06-03

Final reportGAA17CA330
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Date
2017-06-03
Location
Williamson, GA, USA
Airport
GA2
Aircraft
BOEING B75N1
Registration
N218DL
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s aggressive and early forward stick application during the landing roll, which resulted in his failure to maintain pitch control and a subsequent nose-over.

NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he was performing a wheel landing on a turf runway. He recalled that he was too aggressive and too early moving the stick forward during the touchdown and landing roll. The airplane's tail lifted, the nose pitched down, and the propeller stuck the ground. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and the rudder. Per the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot Aircraft Accident Report, the pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented "by not being so early moving the stick forward in a taildragger during a wheel landing." The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

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