# NTSB LAX08CA227: Beech E17B, N233EB, Hubbard, OR, July 8, 2008

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 8, 2008, 16:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place: Hubbard, OR
- Coordinates: 45.180278, -122.743331
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1803&lon=-122.7433&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, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 2008
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 68441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX08CA227
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68441/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA227

## Probable cause

The pilot's improper use of brakes during the landing rollout.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech E17B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=1150550), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/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: [Beech E17B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=1150550), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he made a normal approach and wheel landing on runway 2. He said he followed his standard landing procedure for the airplane, landing on the main wheels and holding the tail off the ground. He stated that as the tail lowered, he would normally begin braking while pulling back on the control stick to keep the tail down. The pilot said that he believes he began braking slightly early, before the tail was firmly on the ground. As the airplane decelerated, the tail rose until the propeller impacted the ground. Thereafter, the airplane nosed over and stopped in an inverted attitude. The pilot indicated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.

## Factual narrative

The pilot reported that he made a normal approach and landing at Lenhardt Airpark on runway 2. He followed his standard landing procedure for the airplane, landing on the main wheels and holding the tail off the ground. He stated that as the tail lowered, he would normally begin braking while pulling back on the control stick to keep the tail down. The pilot indicated that he believes he began braking slightly early, before the tail was firmly on the ground. As the airplane decelerated, the tail rose until the propeller impacted the ground. Thereafter, the airplane nosed over and stopped in an inverted attitude. The pilot indicated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N233EB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233EB-2018-10-23), registration cancelled 2018-10-23, S/N 233, built 1938 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Beech E17B
- Registry model: [Beech E17B](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e17b) (registry code 1150550) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R-755B2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755b2) (registry code 35023, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 233
- Airframe hours: 1832
- Engines: Jacobs R-755B2 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Phoenix Restorations, LLC
- Registered owner: Phoenix Restorations, LLC.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2007
- Departed: S48, Sandy, OR
- Destination: 7S9, Hubbard, OR
- Airport: 7S9, Lenhardt Airpark, runway 2, 2,956 × 45 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 968 total, 24 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Observed at: UAO, 4 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 20080708839349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080708839349A), Jul 8, 2008: Beech E17B, Hubbard, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing roll out on grass strip pilot was attempting to maintain rudder authority with tail off the ground and applying braking. The combination…

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.

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