# Accident 20260530011709A: Cessna 140, Homestead, FL, May 30, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2026, 10:15 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Miami Homestead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4992° N, 80.5542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4992&lon=-80.5542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77061, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77061) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260530011709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MONITORING: (INSTRUCTOR) RIGHT SEAT

I WAS TEACHING A FRIEND, WHO IS A PRIVATE PILOT, HOW TO FLY TAIL DRAGGERS. WE FLEW APPROXIMATELY FROM 7-9 AM THEN LANDED TO TAKE A BREAK. TOOK OFF AGAIN AROUND 9:30. AFTER A FEW PRACTICE LANDINGS, WE EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN TO LOWER THE TAIL AND TAXI. MY FRIEND KEPT APPLYING BRAKES. AS I NOTICED THE TAIL BEGINNING TO ELEVATE, I BEGAN SAYING LET GO OF THE BRAKES. AS THE TAIL CONTINUED GOING UP, I CONTINUED SAYING IT. SHE EVENTUALLY APPLIED TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES AND THE PLANE FLIPPED. WE QUICKLY EXITED THE AIRPLANE AND MOVED TO THE GRASS AREA OF THE RUNWAY.

PILOT FLYING: LEFT SEAT

SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 2026, I WAS GOING TO LEARN HOW TO FLY THE TAIL DRAGGER AT X51. MY FRIEND HAS HIS OWN PLANE AND WE WENT FLYING FROM 7-9AM, I DID SOME MANEUVERS FIRST TO GET A FEEL OF THE PLANE AND THEN PRACTICED LANDINGS ON THE GRASS RUNWAY. I FELT COMFORTABLE AFTER A FEW LANDINGS AND THEN WE TOOK A BREAK TO LATER FLY AROUND 9:30. WE WENT BACK UP AND PRACTICED A LANDING ON THE PAVEMENT RUNWAY 36, WE DECIDED TO GO AGAIN AND THIS TIME CALL IT A FULL STOP, I LANDED THEN APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN BUT I PRESSED TOO MUCH BRAKES AND FLIPPED OVER. MY FRIEND TURNED OFF THE MASTERS AND FUEL TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER DAMAGE AND HELPED ME BY EXITING THE RUNWAY FOR SAFETY.

PILOT FLYING USED EXCESSIVE BRAKING IN A TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ROLL, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND-LOOP ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA26LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA318), May 30, 2026: Cessna 140 (N77061), Homestead, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

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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