# Accident 20130525008329A: Dressen Donald L ESCAPE LS, Fruitland, ID, May 25, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2013, 21:00 local time
- Place: Fruitland, ID
- Airport: Private Airport - Unnamed
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0189° N, 116.8669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0189&lon=-116.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3932D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3932D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dressen Donald L ESCAPE LS (registry code 05631ZW, https://openairdocs.org/model/dressen-donald-l-escape-ls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-235-C (registry code 42397, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-235-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DRESSEN DONALD L ESCAPE LS
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-235-C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,850 total, 55 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130525008329A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 5/25/2013, AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE, N3932D, FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK DURING LANDING ROLLOUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE WHEEL BREAKING.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RELEASE AFTER INITIAL BRAKE APPLICATION BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER WAS NOT FULLY DISENGAGED. WHEN THE AIRSPEED SLOWED AND ELEVATOR EFFECTIVENESS WAS LOST, THE TAIL CONTINUED TO RISE RESULTING IN A FORWARD SOMERSAULT.  THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR13CA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA259), May 26, 2013: Dressen Escape LS (N3932D), Fruitland, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll as a result of the parking brake lever not being positioned in the full off position.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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