What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The aircraft flipped over on landing. The pilot stated that he had set the parking brake during the flight and had forgotten to release it prior to landing. When the landing gear touched down the forces of the locked brakes caused the aircraft to immediately flip over and heavily damage the aircraft. The pilot was not injured. It is interesting to note that the pilot had been participating in, what he termed, water skiing, even though the aircraft is not equipped with floats. Evidently, he has learned that he must lock the brakes before he participates in this water skiing activity. An NTSB team participated in the investigation of this accident because the aircraft was equipped with an air bag and the air bag did not activate during the accident. No report has been released as of the time of this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD SET THE PARKING BRAKE DURING THE FLIGHT AND HAD FORGOTTEN TO RELEASE IT PRIOR TO LANDING. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE FORCES OF THE LOCKED BRAKES CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO IMMEDIATELY FLIP OVER AND HEAVILY DAMAGE THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THE PILOT HAD BEEN PARTICIPATING IN, WHAT HE TERMED, WATER SKIING, EVEN THOUGH THE AIRCRAFT IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH FLOATS. EVIDENTLY, HE HAS LEARNED THAT HE MUST LOCK THE BRAKES BEFORE HE PARTICIPATES IN THIS WATER SKIING ACTIVITY. AN NTSB TEAM PARTICIPATED IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THIS ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT ACTIVATE DURING THE ACCIDENT. NO REPORT HAS BEEN RELEASED AS OF THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.