What happened
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On 26MAY19 at Southern Illinois Airport (mdh) at 1335 local, N45729, s/n 2256, a 1946 Luscombe model 8A was taxing on runway 36R after touchdown, when a wind gust from the west caused the pilot to apply right rudder to correct, foot slipped off of the right rudder pedal. Pilot could not relocate the rudder pedal. Aircraft traveled to the left edge of the runway. Pilot attempted to use only the right heel brake to realign the aircraft with the runway, when pilots right heel inadvertently and unintentionally depressed both brake pedals. Aircraft went onto the nose and flipped on it top, resulting in damage to the vertical fin cap, top of cabin and windshield and propeller blades and firewall damage. Pilot received minor injury to the right hand.
As the FAA filed it
ON 26MAY19 AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT (MDH) AT 1335 LOCAL, N45729, S/N 2256, A 1946 LUSCOMBE MODEL 8A WAS TAXING ON RUNWAY 36R AFTER TOUCHDOWN, WHEN A WIND GUST FROM THE WEST CAUSED THE PILOT TO APPLY RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT, FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL. PILOT COULD NOT RELOCATE THE RUDDER PEDAL. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED TO THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO USE ONLY THE RIGHT HEEL BRAKE TO REALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE RUNWAY, WHEN PILOTS RIGHT HEEL INADVERTENTLY AND UNINTENTIONALLY DEPRESSED BOTH BRAKE PEDALS. AIRCRAFT WENT ONTO THE NOSE AND FLIPPED ON IT TOP, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL FIN CAP, TOP OF CABIN AND WINDSHIELD AND PROPELLER BLADES AND FIREWALL DAMAGE. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURY TO THE RIGHT HAND.
NTSB investigation
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