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.
Pilot stated that prior to takeoff roll he held brakes and added power to lift the tailwheel off the ground in an attempt to practice a short field takeoff. After releasing brakes he commented that the brakes did not release as he had anticipated resulting in the aircraft nosing over causing the propeller to strike the ground. Damage was sustained to the propeller, the spinner and the cowling surrounding the air filter. No further damage was visiable.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF ROLL HE HELD BRAKES AND ADDED POWER TO LIFT THE TAILWHEEL OFF THE GROUND IN AN ATTEMPT TO PRACTICE A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. AFTER RELEASING BRAKES HE COMMENTED THAT THE BRAKES DID NOT RELEASE AS HE HAD ANTICIPATED RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT NOSING OVER CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE PROPELLER, THE SPINNER AND THE COWLING SURROUNDING THE AIR FILTER. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS VISIABLE.
Other reports on N1907A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.