What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.4)While landing the tail-wheeled airplane, the pilot reported that left brake seized and the airplane nosed over. After the accident, a friend of the pilot stated he used a screw driver to release the seized brake. Examination of the airplane by a federal aviation administration inspector, which included disassembly of the left brake did not revealed any pre- or post-accident abnormalities. (-23)on July 2, 2000, the pilot of the Cessna, CE-180, N3131D, was landing at his own private state certified airport (8PS2), mercer, PA. On landing rollout, the aircraft flipped over on its back facing approximately 184 degrees from its original direction of travel. The pilot stated he thought the left brake locked up on the aircraft there were no injuries of further incidents with the aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
(.4)WHILE LANDING THE TAIL-WHEELED AIRPLANE, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT LEFT BRAKE SEIZED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, A FRIEND OF THE PILOT STATED HE USED A SCREW DRIVER TO RELEASE THE SEIZED BRAKE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, WHICH INCLUDED DISASSEMBLY OF THE LEFT BRAKE DID NOT REVEALED ANY PRE- OR POST-ACCIDENT ABNORMALITIES. (-23)ON JULY 2, 2000, THE PILOT OF THE CESSNA, CE-180, N3131D, WAS LANDING AT HIS OWN PRIVATE STATE CERTIFIED AIRPORT (8PS2), MERCER, PA. ON LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK FACING APPROXIMATELY 184 DEGREES FROM ITS ORIGINAL DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED UP ON THE AIRCRAFT THERE WERE NO INJURIES OF FURTHER INCIDENTS WITH THE AIRCRAFT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.