# NTSB CEN24LA007: Fairchild 24 G, N19173, Peyton, CO, October 9, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 9, 2023, 11:14 local (17:14 UTC) - Place: Peyton, CO · Near taxiway Alpha - Coordinates: 38.948471, -104.57189 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9485&lon=-104.5719&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 193218 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA007 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193218/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA007 ## Probable cause The pilot’s excessive brake application during landing rollout led to the airplane nosing over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Fairchild 24 G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=3370402), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Fairchild 24 G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=3370402), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Fairchild 24 G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=3370402), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that preceding the accident he had performed four uneventful touch and go landings for practice. During the fifth and final landing to a full stop, the airplane veered left of runway centerline. The pilot attempted to correct by applying rudder and brakes and reported that he “went too far” with braking application. The airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical anomalies with the flight controls or brakes. The Fairchild 24 is a vintage aircraft. The previous owner was given field approval for installation of a Cleveland wheel and brake kit #199-64, commonly used for higher weight Cessna 310 airplanes. The Cleveland brakes provided more braking power than the originally installed brakes, which likely contributed to the pilot’s excessive braking. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N19173](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19173), registered now, S/N 2958, built 1937 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD 24 G - Registry model: [Fairchild 24 G](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24-g) (registry code 3370402) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Warner SS40&50](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (registry code 64503, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2958 - Year built: 1937 - Airframe hours: 1170 - Engines: Warner Super 550 Super Scarab 185 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: American Aviation II LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 13, 2023, 4 hours before - Departed: FLY, Colorado Springs, CO - Destination: FLY, Colorado Springs, CO - Airport: FLY, Meadow Lake Airport, runway 15, 6,000 × 60 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: minor; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review May 27, 2022; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 23,085 total, 8 in this make and model, 16,397 as pilot in command, 44 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.14 inHg - Observed at: KFLY - METAR: KFLY 091715Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 21/M01 A3014 RMK AO2 T02071013 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20231009015949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231009015949A), Oct 9, 2023: Fairchild 24 G, Peyton, CO, Substantial damage. On October 9, 2023 the PIC performed multiple uneventful touch and gos at Meadow Lake Airport. Upon final touchdown the aircraft veered to the left and PIC… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.