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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aviat A-1C-200 · Santa Rosa, CA · September 12, 2021

Date: September 12, 2021 · 14:58 local
Place: Santa Rosa, CA
Airport: Charles M Schulz - Sonoma Coun
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N846U
Reported as: Aviat A-1C-200
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1D6
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 in this make and model

N846URegistered now · Aviat A-1C-200S/N 3179 · Built 2013 Airframe modelAviat A-1C-200 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1D6Reciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft was cleared to land on runway 14 at Sonoma county airport, sts. On landing roll out, the PIC applied excessive braking to clear the runway. The winds were 11 KTS down runway 14. The PIC did not apply back pressure on the elevator control. The braking action combined with the winds caused the aircraft tail to came up and the propeller contacted the runway. The PIC shut down the engine and pushed the aircraft clear of the runway and back to the hangar.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 14 AT SONOMA COUNTY AIRPORT, STS. ON LANDING ROLL OUT, THE PIC APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKING TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY. THE WINDS WERE 11 KTS DOWN RUNWAY 14. THE PIC DID NOT APPLY BACK PRESSURE ON THE ELEVATOR CONTROL. THE BRAKING ACTION COMBINED WITH THE WINDS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TAIL TO CAME UP AND THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PIC SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY AND BACK TO THE HANGAR.