# NTSB GAA17CA496: MIke Reed Super Cub, N7677M, Murphy, ID, August 19, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 18, 2017, 20:00 local (Aug 19, 2017, 02:00 UTC) - Place: Murphy, ID - Coordinates: 43.220554, -116.662498 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2206&lon=-116.6625&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report April 23, 2018 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 95848 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA496 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95848/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95848 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA496 ## Probable cause The pilot’s use of excessive brake pressure during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Aircraft capability: braking capability](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061050): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Mike L Reed REED/JAVRON CUB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061050/cases.md?model=05635CJ), [All aircraft, 57 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061050/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Mike L Reed REED/JAVRON CUB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=05635CJ), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Environmental issues](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03020000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Mike L Reed REED/JAVRON CUB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03020000/cases.md?model=05635CJ), [All aircraft, 24 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03020000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Mike L Reed REED/JAVRON CUB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=05635CJ), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Mike L Reed REED/JAVRON CUB, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=05635CJ), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during proficiency training in the tailwheel-equipped airplane and during the landing roll, he began to apply brake pressure. As the main landing gear wheels rolled over a water bar, he shifted in his seat and inadvertently applied more brake pressure. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over. The gravel runway was sloped and had two water bars that cross over the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that during proficiency training in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, during the landing roll, he began to apply brake pressure. As his main landing gear wheels rolled over a water bar, he shifted in his seat and inadvertently applied more brake pressure. Subsequently the airplane nosed over. The gravel runway is sloped and has two water bars that cross over the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7677M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7677M), registered now, S/N 007, built 2016 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MIke Reed Super Cub - Registry model: [Mike L Reed REED/JAVRON CUB](https://openairdocs.org/model/mike-l-reed-reed-javron-cub) (registry code 05635CJ) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360-J2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-j2a) (registry code 42314, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 007 - Year built: 2016 - Airframe hours: 245 - Engines: Lycoming O-360 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, May 6, 2017 - Departed: EUL, CALDWELL, ID - Destination: NA, Murphy, ID - Airport: NA, MAF Training Airstrip, runway Unk, 1,000 × 30 ft, gravel - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: unknown, unknown; last flight review October 22, 2015; flight hours: 3,258 total, 1,800 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: KMAN, 22 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20170818010389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170818010389A), Aug 18, 2017: Mike L Reed REED/JAVRON CUB, Murphy, ID, Substantial damage. Pilot was landing on an unimproved strip, located between 6 to 7 miles southwest of Murphy Idaho. The landing direction was to the northeast which had a slight… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 13, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95848. 4.6 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 4.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40460807&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 371 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40460808&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF 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. 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