16 May 2012: BELLANCA 8GCBC — COSTAL AIRSIGN LLC

16 May 2012: BELLANCA 8GCBC — COSTAL AIRSIGN LLC

No fatalities • Gulf Shores, AL, United States

Probable cause

The pilot's inadvertent application of the wheel brakes immediately after landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

According to the pilot, he landed the tailwheel equipped airplane on a private grass strip and the airplane bounced. When the airplane settled back onto the grass, the pilot inadvertently applied the wheel brakes. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over, and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Contributing factors

  • cause Pilot
  • cause Unintentional use/operation

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 210/06kt, vis 10sm

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