- Date
- July 25, 2000, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Creve Coeur, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N19429Monocoupe 90A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20000725006319A
- Case key
- 51070
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Probable cause
the excessive brakes applied by the second pilot. A factor to the accident was the unavailability of brakes on the flight instructor's side of the aircraft.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flight was conducted to allow the owner to accrue two hours of instruction for insurance purposes. The flight instructor was performing a landing when the accident occurred. According to a statement by the owner, "During landing roll-out aircraft drifted toward right side of runway at which time the instructor exclaimed 'I don't have brakes over here'. Brakes were applied by trainee [owner] causing aircraft to nose over and come to rest on its back." Brakes were installed only in the left seat position. The flight instructor was seated in the right seat position. No pre-existing anomalies were found during a postaccident inspection of the aircraft.
Factual narrative
On July 25, 2000, at 0900 central daylight time, a Monocoupe 90A, N19429, piloted by a certified flight instructor, was substantially damaged during a nose over during landing at the St. Louis-Creve Coeur Airport (1H0), Creve Coeur, Missouri. The instructional flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight instructor and the airline transport pilot rated student reported no injuries. The local flight departed 1H0 at 0845.
The flight was conducted for the purpose of allowing the owner to log two hours as required by his insurance. This was the second hour of that training. Four touch and goes had been completed prior to the accident landing. Three touch and goes were performed on a previous flight and one was performed during the accident flight. During the accident flight, the owner asked if the instructor would like to perform a landing. The owner said, in a written statement, "Instructor assumed control of the aircraft. During landing roll-out [the] aircraft drifted toward right side of runway at which time instructor exclaimed, 'I don't have brakes over here'. Brakes were applied by trainee [owner] causing aircraft to nose over and come to rest on its back."
According to a statement by the flight instructor, "On July 14, 2000 [flight instructor] and [owner] had flown the aircraft for one hour and had successfully make several takeoffs and landings. Also, the aircraft was taxied around the airport for some time to become familiar with brakes and ground characteristics prior to flying." The flight instructor also stated that the aircraft had brakes installed only in the left seat position. The flight instructor was seated in the right seat position.
No pre-existing anomalies were found during a postaccident inspection of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19429
- Reported as
- Monocoupe 90A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A-780
- Engine
- Lambert R-266, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Marvin Miller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 15, 1999 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- 1H0
- Airport
- 1H0 · St. Louis - Creve Coeur, runway 7, 3,000 × 180 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,866 total · 256 in this make and model · 1,681 as pilot in command · 168 in the last 90 days · 64 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 151 °F, dew point 149 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STL, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.