What happened
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Acft brakes locked on landing, acft flipped over, Dumas, AR. (.4)the aircraft nosed over after the brakes locked during the landing roll. During the investigation, the FAA inspector and the operator of the aircraft found the parking brake in the 'on' position. After the operator released the parking brake, the FAA inspector observed the wheels rotate freely. (-23) on may 16, 1998, at 11:30 cdst, a Grumman g*164-B, N6656K, registered to King's flying service, Dumas, Arkansas, rotated tail over nose when the pilot landed on a dirt surface strip approximately eight miles west of Dumas, AR, while engaged in CFR 137 aerial application. The pilot reported to the owner, the aircraft brakes locked during the landing sequence causing loss of control of the aircraft. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. Substantial damage was done to the aircraft and the lone commercial pilot was not injured. The flight originated at the place where the accident occurred. During the post accident inspection of the aircraft the parking brake lever was found in the brake o n position. Damage to aircraft: damage to the aircraft consisted of the aft fuselage being bent, the rudder and vertical stabilizer bent and both upper and lower wings being bent and deformed. Test and research: none.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT BRAKES LOCKED ON LANDING, ACFT FLIPPED OVER, DUMAS, AR. (.4)THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AFTER THE BRAKES LOCKED DURING THE LANDING ROLL. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE FAA INSPECTOR AND THE OPERATOR OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THE PARKING BRAKE IN THE 'ON' POSITION. AFTER THE OPERATOR RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE, THE FAA INSPECTOR OBSERVED THE WHEELS ROTATE FREELY. (-23) ON MAY 16, 1998, AT 11:30 CDST, A GRUMMAN G*164-B, N6656K, REGISTERED TO KING'S FLYING SERVICE, DUMAS, ARKANSAS, ROTATED TAIL OVER NOSE WHEN THE PILOT LANDED ON A DIRT SURFACE STRIP APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILES WEST OF DUMAS, AR, WHILE ENGAGED IN CFR 137 AERIAL APPLICATION. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE OWNER, THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES LOCKED DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LONE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE PLACE WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. DURING THE POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER WAS FOUND IN THE BRAKE O N POSITION. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT: DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF THE AFT FUSELAGE BEING BENT, THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER BENT AND BOTH UPPER AND LOWER WINGS BEING BENT AND DEFORMED. TEST AND RESEARCH: NONE.
NTSB investigation
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