19980806019859A

Acft was taxiing after landing, was turning off the rwy and flipped over. (-23) on August 6, 1998 at approximately 0800 am local time, this inspector was notified by personnel from the control towerat Dekalb-Peachtree Airport that a bi-wing airplane had just nosed over on its back as it exited runway 2L. There were not reported injuries and the scene had been secured by airport security. This inspector arrived at the scene at approximately 0845. The airplane was lying on its back at the intersection of runways 9 and 2L. Both the pilot and passenger had exited the airplane and were unhurt. The airplane sustained damage to the cowling, both top and bottom, the right wing n-strut, and the top of the rudder and vertical stabilizer. The rudder had separated from the vertical fin at the hinge points. The right upper outboard wing panel appeared to have sustained internal damage. However, the factory has ascertained that there was no damage to the wing panel. When questioned, the pilot stated that he had just made the best landing of the day and had decided to stop. As he turned off runway 2L onto the intersection of runway 9, the airplane suddenly tipped over onto its nose then onto its back. The pilot stated that he thought he was holding the stick full aft during this turn, but he could not remember. He also stated that he may have been moving too fast when attempting the turn off the runway, which would have aggravated the conditions if the brakes were applied too heavily. The aircraft had a total of 145 hours on the airframe at the time of this mishap. The engine, a jacobs R755B-2, s/n 23520, also had a total of 145 hours since major overhaul. The propeller, a sensenich wood, model W96JB-4-68, was destroyed and the engine suffered sudden stoppage. The airplane has been returned to the factory for overhaul. The engine has been returned to the jacobs factory for tear-down and repair as necessary. The last annual inspection on this airplane was accomplished on February 24, 1998. The pilot, stephen edward raville, private pilot certificate number 515443371, is rated for airplane single and multiengine land and instrument, airplane. His third class medical certificate was issued on June 11, 1997. His last fight review in accordance with FAR 61.56 and 61.57 was accomplished in June, 1996. He has a total of 2634 hours, with 110 hours in type and 92 hours in the last 90 days.