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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Doug DC3C · Brownsville, TX · March 8, 1984

Date: March 8, 1984 · 02:15 local
Place: Brownsville, TX
Airport: Brownsville
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: HKFA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N14636
Reported as: Doug DC3C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,300 total2,515 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

N14636Registration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Douglas DC3CS/N 13399 · Built 1942 Airframe modelDouglas DC3C Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-1830 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Copilot inadvertently hit brakes on landing, causing the aircraft to nose up. Short stature and close seat factor.

As the FAA filed it

COPILOT INADVERTENTLY HIT BRAKES ON LANDING, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE UP. SHORT STATURE AND CLOSE SEAT FACTOR.