STUDENT PLT OF AN SMA SEL 'TAIL DRAGGER' FLIPPED OVER DURING LNDG ROLL DUE TO A STUCK BRAKE. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ACFT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
Synopsis
STUDENT PLT OF AN SMA SEL 'TAIL DRAGGER' FLIPPED OVER DURING LNDG ROLL DUE TO A STUCK BRAKE. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ACFT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
Narrative
I WAS FLYING MY 8A LUSCOMBE. AS I AM A STUDENT PLT; I WAS FLYING ALONE. I ENTERED THE PATTERN AT PIERCE COUNTY ARPT/THUN FIELD TO LAND ON RWY 16. I COMPLETED MY LNDG WITH NO PROBS. UPON APCHING THE TURNOFF (CTR FIELD) FOR THE TXWY; I APPLIED NORMAL BRAKING PRESSURE; ATTEMPTING TO SLOW FOR THE TURNOFF. AT THAT TIME THE R SIDE BRAKE LOCKED; AT WHICH POINT THE TIRE STARTED TO SKID; MAKING A LOUD 'SCREECHING' NOISE. MY PLANE STARTED TO GNDLOOP TOWARDS THE R. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED L RUDDER AND BRAKE TO THE L SIDE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE GNDLOOP. I DID STOP THE GNDLOOP; BUT NOTICED THE TAIL OF THE ACFT RISE SHARPLY. AT THAT POINT THE NOSE OF THE ACFT CONTACTED THE ASPHALT AND CONTINUED TO NOSE OVER; COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK. LUCKILY; I WAS NOT INJURED AT ALL; EXCEPT FOR BRUISES WHERE MY LAP BELT WAS TIGHTLY CINCHED. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED MY ACFT; AND WITH THE HELP OF BYSTANDERS; PUSHED IT BACK ONTO THE GEAR. DAMAGE WAS MINOR; LIMITED TO PROP AND COSMETIC DAMAGE ONLY; NOTHING STRUCTURAL. LATER; DURING A CHK OF THE R WHEEL AND BRAKE; IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LINING; WHICH WAS IN GOOD SHAPE; HAD COME UNBONDED FROM THE BRAKE SHOE. IT WAS WEDGED; KEEPING THE WHEEL FROM ROTATING. I INTEND TO HAVE THE BRAKE THOROUGHLY GONE THROUGH AND FIXED. ALSO; DUE TO THE FACT THAT I INTEND TO RESTORE THE ACFT TO SHOW QUALITY; THE ACFT WILL BE COMPLETELY DISMANTLED FOR A VERY THOROUGH INSPECTION.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.