# Accident 19980602011769A: Amtr BACON2, Winter Haven, FL, June 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven'S Gilbert Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0392° N, 81.7205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0392&lon=-81.7205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24EM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BACON2
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 18 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602011769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

USED TOO MUCH BRAKES LANDING. NOSED OVER. (.4)THE PILOT STATED HE USED EXCESSIVE BRAKES ON LANDING ROLLOUT AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP INVERTED.                    (-23)DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON GRASS NEXT TO GIF RWY 29. PILOT APPLIED BRAKES EXCESSIVELY AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, DAMAGE CONSISTS OF PROP, COWL, LEFT & RIGHT WING SPARS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA98LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA173), Jun 2, 1998: Mejia Bacon II (N24EM), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of brakes on landing rollout.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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