- Date
- November 28, 2007, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wasilla, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8965RAeronca 7JC
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 20071128828519A
- Case key
- 67247
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Probable cause
The pilot's excessive application of the airplane's brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The private certificated pilot was landing a tundra tire, and tailwheel-equipped airplane on an asphalt surfaced runway during a Title 14, CFR Part 91, personal flight. During the landing roll, he reported that he applied the brakes and the airplane nosed over. The airplane received structural damage to the wings and the vertical stabilizer. In the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1) submitted by the pilot, he indicated that there was no mechanical malfunction with the airplane. In the optional safety recommendation portion of the form, (How could this accident have been prevented?), the pilot stated in part: "maybe longer roll."
Factual narrative
The private certificated pilot was landing a tundra tire, and tailwheel-equipped airplane on an asphalt surfaced runway during a Title 14, CFR Part 91, personal flight. During the landing roll, he reported that he applied the brakes and the airplane nosed over. The airplane received structural damage to the wings and the vertical stabilizer. In the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1) submitted by the pilot, he indicated that there was no mechanical malfunction with the airplane. In the optional safety recommendation portion of the form, (How could this accident have been prevented?), the pilot stated in part: "maybe longer roll."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8965R
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7JC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7JC-11
- Engine
- Continental C90-12F, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Terry J. Miracle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- PABV · Chugiak, AK
- Destination
- PAWS · Wasilla, AL
- Airport
- PAWS · Wasilla, runway 21, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 204 total · 23 in this make and model · 23 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/bright
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.