Tailwheel Airplane Nosed Over During Landing Roll

Incident Overview During the landing roll, a tailwheel-equipped airplane was slowing down when the pilot applied the brakes. The aircraft subsequently nosed over on the runway. The pilot reported that the airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage. The pilot also stated that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane. The source does not provide the aircraft type, registration, date, operator, location, or a formal cause determination beyond the pilot's report of the sequence of events and the absence of mechanical issues. This article is based solely on the facts stated in the official accident investigation source.