20200807013899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Daniels Ronald C S18-160 · Modena, NY · August 7, 2020

Date
August 7, 2020 · 14:10 local
Place
Modena, NY
Airport
Old Ochard Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N811RD
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA20CA279
Reported as
Daniels Ronald C S18-160
Reported engine
Lycoming YO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
15,500 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

8/7/20: N811RD was on landing rollout at 2NK9. During lading approach and touchdown the rear passenger had rested his feet on the heel brakes and inadvertently had engaged the brakes during the entire landing rollout. As a result the tires locked up, skidded approximately 200 feet on the grass runway and caused the aircraft to flip on its back. The pilot and passenger both confirmed that the rear passenger was briefed on the heel brakes prior to the flight.

As the FAA filed it

8/7/20: N811RD WAS ON LANDING ROLLOUT AT 2NK9. DURING LADING APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN THE REAR PASSENGER HAD RESTED HIS FEET ON THE HEEL BRAKES AND INADVERTENTLY HAD ENGAGED THE BRAKES DURING THE ENTIRE LANDING ROLLOUT. AS A RESULT THE TIRES LOCKED UP, SKIDDED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET ON THE GRASS RUNWAY AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER BOTH CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WAS BRIEFED ON THE HEEL BRAKES PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.