What happened
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(-23) 04/28/2008 Telephone conversation with pilot: stated he landed rwy 25, did a (hi-speed) taxi with tailwheel in the air, held the speed too long, cut power and gont on brakes a little too agressively, airplane nosed over at almost a dead stop and continued on over. No mechanical anomolies noted. Flight review and tailwheel endorsement 2 April 2008, medical 08/23/2007. Contributing factor: 20 inch tundra tires.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) 04/28/2008 TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH PILOT: STATED HE LANDED RWY 25, DID A (HI-SPEED) TAXI WITH TAILWHEEL IN THE AIR, HELD THE SPEED TOO LONG, CUT POWER AND GONT ON BRAKES A LITTLE TOO AGRESSIVELY, AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AT ALMOST A DEAD STOP AND CONTINUED ON OVER. NO MECHANICAL ANOMOLIES NOTED. FLIGHT REVIEW AND TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT 2 APRIL 2008, MEDICAL 08/23/2007. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: 20 INCH TUNDRA TIRES.
NTSB investigation
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