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.

Date: 1996-02 · Aircraft: Luscombe Model 8/Luscombe 50

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|ground-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control|other-unspecified

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.