- Date
- October 30, 1985, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bangor, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8807ZEagle DW-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851030058299A
- Case key
- 13379
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nosed over after landing on a grass landing strip. The pilot stated the tail came up and the aircraft flipped over on its back after left brake was applied. An examination of the landing gear and brakes revealed that the right brake was released but the left brake was still applied and the left wheel locked. The left brake line was bled reducing pressure and releasing the left brake. Examination of of the master brake cylinder revealed that the check value spring did not release on the left side when brake pedal pressure was removed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8807Z
- Reported as
- Eagle DW-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- DW-0049-81
- Airframe hours
- 477
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540 M185D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael Scott Dornan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 13, 1985 · 85 hours before
- Airport
- RLA · Bangor Private
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 3,842 total · 39 in this make and model · 3,686 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 7 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8807Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.