What happened
On May 19, 2014, a Silvair Luscombe 8E, registration N2649K, was performing a landing at a short, downhill airstrip in Douglass, Kansas. During the landing roll, the pilot applied excessive braking, which caused the aircraft to nose over. The weather at the time consisted of visual meteorological conditions (VMC) with a visibility of 10 statute miles and winds from 170 degrees at 26 knots. There were no injuries resulting from the accident.
The investigation
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures prior to the accident that would have prevented the aircraft from operating normally.