- Date
- April 17, 1993, 17:48 local (21:48 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeland, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- NC546WMonocoupe 110
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 33260
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Probable cause
The excessive application of brakes during the landing roll by the PIC. Contributing to the accident was his diverted attention while observing a flagman near the runway.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Nose over
Brakes(normal) - excessiveCause
Diverted attentionFactor
Analysis
The pilot landing the tailwheel airplane was on landing roll when he observed a flagman to the side of the runway. He applied heavy braking and the airplane nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- NC546W
- Reported as
- Monocoupe 110
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5W95
- Airframe hours
- 880
- Engine
- Warner SS50, 185 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lerille, Lloyd J.
- Registered owner
- Lerille, Lloyd J.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 18, 1992 · 55 hours before
- Airport
- LAL · Lakeland, runway 9, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,400 total · 50 in this make and model · 1,350 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 30,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAL, 1 nm away