# Accident 20150103005989A: Waco Classic Aircraft YMF-F5C, San Luis Obispo, CA, January 3, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 2015, 13:45 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo County Regiona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2372° N, 120.6408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2372&lon=-120.6408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N171L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco Classic YMF-F5C (registry code 9600425, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-f5c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R-755A2M (registry code 35020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755a2m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT YMF-F5C
- Reported engine: JACOBS R-755A2M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,085 total, 1,640 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150103005989A

## Narrative

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

LANDING RUNWAY 29, PILOT STATED HE HAD A LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND.  MADE A NORMAL WHEEL LANDING.  LANDED NORMALLY AND AT THE END OF ROLL OUT, SPEED APPROX 30-40 MPH AIRCRAFT BRAKES WERE APPLIED ACCIDENTLY BY THE FRONT PASSENGER.  AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, STRUCK THE PROP AND CONTINUED TO FLIP OVER SLOWLY.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FULLY INVERTED. BOTH OCCUPANTS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.   AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED,  ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED DURING RECOVERY.

## 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 WPR15CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA074), Jan 3, 2015: Waco Classic YMF F5C (N171L), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The accidental application of the brakes by the passenger during landing roll which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

## Other reports on N171L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140222002789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140222002789I), Feb 22, 2014: Waco Classic Aircraft YMF-F5C (N171L), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. Pilot [privacy data omitted] took of from runway 24 at palomar airport in Carlsbad, CA (crq) after sunset. He stated that as he climbed away from the end of…

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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