A RV-8 Pilot's sandal got caught in the left toe brake. While he attempted to extract the sandal; he activated the right brake causing the forward CG loaded aircraft to nose over damaging the propeller and possibly the engine.

Narrative

During landing roll out; at about twice taxiing speed; my left foot sandal became stuck in the toe brake of the left rudder pedal. The aircraft is conventional gear and I became annoyed at this complication; so much so that I glanced down; which was fruitless because you cannot see your feet because of the instrument panel. Although I didn't intend to apply the right brake; I must have pushed forward with my right foot while trying to extricate my left. This action resulted in a sharp right turn. My CG was .9 inches behind the forward CG limit (a two seater tandem piloted from the front seat). The plane nosed over and the propeller struck the ground. The real problem was lost situational awareness when I became annoyed by the stuck sandal. Of course; knowing that the toe brakes have edge ridges; presumably to keep your feet from sliding off; wearing sandals with large flat soles; which could easily get stuck in the toe brakes; was just dumb. Other than damage to my prop and possible damage to the engine there was no other property damage. The event of a prop strike was recorded in both engine log and prop log.