What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 23, 2014, miss. Airman was operating N77917 a 1946 Luscombe 8A while departing kryn during her (first) cross country solo. After receiving instruction at kryn, airman stated that while she was taxiing on runway 33 she went to hold short of runway 6R she applied brake pressure (heel brakes) and her foot became wedged between the pedals and was jammed in the brake pedals which caused the aircraft to rollover on its back. Airman, self-ejected from the aircraft with no injuries. N77917 suffered substantial damage to its structure in addition to minor damage to its fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 23, 2014, MISS. AIRMAN WAS OPERATING N77917 A 1946 LUSCOMBE 8A WHILE DEPARTING KRYN DURING HER (FIRST) CROSS COUNTRY SOLO. AFTER RECEIVING INSTRUCTION AT KRYN, AIRMAN STATED THAT WHILE SHE WAS TAXIING ON RUNWAY 33 SHE WENT TO HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 6R SHE APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE (HEEL BRAKES) AND HER FOOT BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE PEDALS AND WAS JAMMED IN THE BRAKE PEDALS WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLLOVER ON ITS BACK. AIRMAN, SELF-EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. N77917 SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS STRUCTURE IN ADDITION TO MINOR DAMAGE TO ITS FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
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