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FAA incident report · Goodyear FG1D · Toughkenamon, PA · August 24, 2013

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Date
August 24, 2013 · 15:00 local
Place
Toughkenamon, PA
Airport
New Garden
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N773RD
Reported as
Goodyear FG1D
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,285 total120 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days
N773RDRegistered now · Goodyear FG1DS/N 92433 · Built 1944Airframe modelGoodyear FG1DEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-2800 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon landing on runway 6 at N57 after performing nonaerobatic airshow flybys the aircraft was observed and video taped to have touched down in the proper attitude but immediately thereafter the left brake appeared to skid and smoke and the aircraft nosed over and the three bladed propeller struck the runway and stopped the engine. The aircraft then came to a stop. The aircraft was towed to parking and maintenace inspection did not reveal any mechanical issues with the brakes. The pilot stated he might have applied the brakes inadvertantly causing the propeller strike.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 6 AT N57 AFTER PERFORMING NONAEROBATIC AIRSHOW FLYBYS THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED AND VIDEO TAPED TO HAVE TOUCHED DOWN IN THE PROPER ATTITUDE BUT IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER THE LEFT BRAKE APPEARED TO SKID AND SMOKE AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND THE THREE BLADED PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CAME TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO PARKING AND MAINTENACE INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES. THE PILOT STATED HE MIGHT HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES INADVERTANTLY CAUSING THE PROPELLER STRIKE.