Runway 33 Landing Accident: Aircraft Nosed Over During Rollout (N1954B)

Incident Overview During a landing on runway 33, an airplane nosed over on the runway centerline. The pilot reported that the aircraft touched down smoothly on the main landing gear and that he held some forward control stick to keep the main landing gear on the runway. No mechanical malfunctions or failures were reported during the accident flight. ## Pilot Actions and Sequence of Events During the landing rollout, the pilot stated that the airplane began to drift to the left. To correct this drift, he applied the right brake. The pilot reported that the airplane then swerved to the right, prompting him to apply the left brake without releasing the right brake. Immediately after this action, the airplane nosed over on the runway centerline. ## Environmental Conditions Local winds were recorded as 040 degrees true at 8 knots during the incident.