From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While landing on runway 18 at Talkeetna, Alaska, the aircraft did a small bounce off the right wheel. During the next touchdown, the tires were locked and the plane nosed over, striking the prop before falling back on the tail and coming to a stop. The pilot confirmed that the skis were in the up position. The brakes were not locked when the plane was towed off the runway. The pilot thinks that his feet ended up on the brakes after the bounce and that caused the brakes to be locked on the next touchdown.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT TALKEETNA, ALASKA, THE AIRCRAFT DID A SMALL BOUNCE OFF THE RIGHT WHEEL. DURING THE NEXT TOUCHDOWN, THE TIRES WERE LOCKED AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER, STRIKING THE PROP BEFORE FALLING BACK ON THE TAIL AND COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT THE SKIS WERE IN THE UP POSITION. THE BRAKES WERE NOT LOCKED WHEN THE PLANE WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THINKS THAT HIS FEET ENDED UP ON THE BRAKES AFTER THE BOUNCE AND THAT CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BE LOCKED ON THE NEXT TOUCHDOWN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.