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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Fairchild 24 C8C · Redmond, OR · April 6, 2012

Date: April 6, 2012 · 15:32 local
Place: Redmond, OR
Airport: Roberts Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N14722
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12CA158
Reported as: Fairchild 24 C8C
Reported engine: WARNER SCARAB series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total1 in this make and model213 in the last 90 days

N14722Registration cancelled Mar 23, 2019 · Fairchild 24 C8CS/N 2644 · Built 1934 Airframe modelFairchild 24 C8C Engine modelWarner SCARAB seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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ATP pilot / owner with current type ratings in heavy Boeing aircraft was in process of receiving initial dual instruction and checkout from cfi/dpe with extensive tailwheel experience for this recently purchased vintage airplane at the Redmond airport. On sixth or seventh practice landing as PIC with cfi/dpe in copilot seat, PIC reported he began to lose directional control with rudders on rollout, and applied brakes with excessive force, causing aircraft to flip over on its back in center of runway 22. Damage to aircraft was substantial. Winds were light and variable, weather clear, and runway dry. Owner had no previous time in this make and model prior to this flight, and received initial tail wheel endorsement in December 2011. Total tail wheel time as PIC was about 11 hours at time of accident. Mitigating factor in this accident is that a Cessna 310 brake system was installed in this aircraft during a recent rebuild under FSDO field approval.

As the FAA filed it

ATP PILOT / OWNER WITH CURRENT TYPE RATINGS IN HEAVY BOEING AIRCRAFT WAS IN PROCESS OF RECEIVING INITIAL DUAL INSTRUCTION AND CHECKOUT FROM CFI/DPE WITH EXTENSIVE TAILWHEEL EXPERIENCE FOR THIS RECENTLY PURCHASED VINTAGE AIRPLANE AT THE REDMOND AIRPORT. ON SIXTH OR SEVENTH PRACTICE LANDING AS PIC WITH CFI/DPE IN COPILOT SEAT, PIC REPORTED HE BEGAN TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH RUDDERS ON ROLLOUT, AND APPLIED BRAKES WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK IN CENTER OF RUNWAY 22. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE, WEATHER CLEAR, AND RUNWAY DRY.OWNER HAD NO PREVIOUS TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL PRIOR TO THIS FLIGHT, AND RECEIVED INITIAL TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT IN DECEMBER 2011. TOTAL TAIL WHEEL TIME AS PIC WAS ABOUT 11 HOURS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.MITIGATING FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT IS THAT A CESSNA 310 BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED IN THIS AIRCRAFT DURING A RECENT REBUILD UNDER FSDO FIELD APPROVAL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12CA158Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRedmond, ORThe pilot’s loss of airplane control as a result of excessive brake application. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of experience in the airplane.Apr 6, 2012 · Substantial damage