What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Airman landed at Marana nw regional airport. He applied the brakes and the aircraft flipped over. Post inspection revealed a cracked left spar and ribs, damaged vertical stabilizer and rudder, and minor damage to right wing, fuselage, cowling, and both composite prop blades sheared off. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the left brake had seized.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRMAN LANDED AT MARANA NW REGIONAL AIRPORT. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. POST INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACKED LEFT SPAR AND RIBS, DAMAGED VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE, COWLING, AND BOTH COMPOSITE PROP BLADES SHEARED OFF. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE HAD SEIZED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.