# Accident 20010706016489A: Brwstr FLEET1, Homestead, FL, July 6, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2001, 19:50 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead Genrl Aviation Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8627, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8627) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brewster FLEET 1 (registry code 1461104, https://openairdocs.org/model/brewster-fleet-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS40&50 (registry code 64503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRWSTR FLEET1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010706016489A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 6, 2001, AT 1950 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A FLEET (BIPLANE), N8627, NOSED OVER INVERTED WHILE LANDING ON A GRASS STRIP, AT THE HOMESTEAD GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT, HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISION OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HOMESTEAD GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT, HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA AT 1940. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING TOUCHDOWN ON THE GRASS STRIP, THE WHEELS "FELT LIKE THEY WERE TOUCHING DOWN ON STANDING WATER." THE AIRPLANE SLOWED RAPIDLY, AND AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER INVERTED, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.                                                       (-23) PILOT STATED THAT: AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 27U.  AIRCRAFT HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER ABOUT 200 FT OF GROUND ROLL WHEN A RAPID DECELERATION BEGAN, AS IF IT HAD TAXIIED THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER (NO WATER PRESENT).  DECELERATION WAS FAST ENOUGH THAT PROP STRUCK GROUND AND AIRC RAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK AN SLID ABOUT 10 FT. PROP WAS DESTROYED AND VERTICAL FIN HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. AIRMAN STATED THAT: HE HAS NOT COMPLETED ANY FLYING PART OF THE WINGS PROGRAM.  HIS REGULATORY CHECK RIDE WAS A FLIGHT-REVIEW IN A CE-172XP.  HIS LAST FLYING WITH A CFI IN A CONVENTIONAL GEARED AIRCRAFT WAS IN MAY OF 2000.  HE HAD FLOWN WITH AN AIRMAN EXPERIENCED IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR IN THE PAST MONTH, BUT THE AIRMAN WAS NOT A CFI.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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