- Date
- June 2, 1998, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Winter Haven, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N24EMMejia Bacon II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1998
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980602011769A
- Case key
- 38529
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot's improper use of brakes on landing rollout.
Analysis
The pilot stated he used excessive brakes on landing rollout and the airplane nosed over and came to a complete stop inverted.
Factual narrative
On June 2, 1998, about 1300 eastern daylight time, a Mejia Bacon II experimental airplane, N24EM, registered to a private owner nosed over on landing rollout at Winter Haven's Municipal Airport, Winter Haven, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Winter Haven's Municipal Airport about 1 hour before the accident.
The pilot stated on landing rollout on runway 29 that he used excessive brakes. The airplane nosed over and came to a complete stop inverted.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24EM
- Reported as
- Mejia Bacon II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 01
- Airframe hours
- 8
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Eladio Mejia
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 10, 1997 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- GIF
- Airport
- GIF · Gilbert Field Municipal, runway 29, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 100 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAL, 20 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.