What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On December 24, 2010 at approximately 2:30 pm in a Cessna 140, N76831 loss control an roled over on it back during a normal landing at (kfdw) fairfeld county airport. Thomas truett stated " the aircraft was being flown by bob swisher, a current CFI, ATP (tail-wheel endorsed)(without a current medical) with thomas truett, also a current CFI, ATP (tail-wheel endorsed) in the right seat. Mr. Swisher was making a normal wheel landing. The touchdown and roll-out were proceeding normally. We were landing on runway 22 at kfdw. The winds were 250 at 5 with no gusts stated on the AWOS. As the aircraft slowed it began to slowly drift right. Mr. Truett was following through on the rudder pedals and the correction Mr. Swisher was inputting was initially sufficient. Then the aircraft moved more quickly to the right and with full corrective rudder deflection already input Mr. Swisher initiated left brake. This act caused Mr. Truett and Mr. Swisher to slide forward sufficiently to cause a reflexive response, bracing forward with hands and feet. This caused both pilots to inadvertently depress both sets of brake pedals causing the aircraft to flip over. The speed was sufficiently slow that the aircraft did not slide at all on the runway".
As the FAA filed it
ON DECEMBER 24, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM IN A CESSNA 140, N76831 LOSS CONTROL AN ROLED OVER ON IT BACK DURING A NORMAL LANDING AT (KFDW) FAIRFELD COUNTY AIRPORT. THOMAS TRUETT STATED " THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN BY BOB SWISHER, A CURRENT CFI, ATP (TAIL-WHEEL ENDORSED)(WITHOUT A CURRENT MEDICAL) WITH THOMAS TRUETT, ALSO A CURRENT CFI, ATP (TAIL-WHEEL ENDORSED) IN THE RIGHT SEAT.MR. SWISHER WAS MAKING A NORMAL WHEEL LANDING. THE TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL-OUT WERE PROCEEDING NORMALLY. WE WERE LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 AT KFDW. THE WINDS WERE 250 AT 5 WITH NO GUSTS STATED ON THE AWOS. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED IT BEGAN TO SLOWLY DRIFT RIGHT. MR. TRUETT WAS FOLLOWING THROUGH ON THE RUDDER PEDALS AND THE CORRECTION MR. SWISHER WAS INPUTTING WAS INITIALLY SUFFICIENT. THEN THE AIRCRAFT MOVED MORE QUICKLY TO THE RIGHT AND WITH FULL CORRECTIVE RUDDER DEFLECTION ALREADY INPUT MR. SWISHER INITIATED LEFT BRAKE. THIS ACT CAUSED MR. TRUETT AND MR. SWISHER TO SLIDE FORWARD SUFFICIENTLY TO CAUSE A REFLEXIVE RESPONSE, BRACING FORWARD WITH HANDS AND FEET. THIS CAUSED BOTH PILOTS TO INADVERTENTLY DEPRESS BOTH SETS OF BRAKE PEDALS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THE SPEED WAS SUFFICIENTLY SLOW THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SLIDE AT ALL ON THE RUNWAY".
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.