ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225224
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| Date: | Saturday 18 May 2019 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman B75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N75577 |
| MSN: | 75-7845 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3143 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental W670-6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bradford Regional Airport (KBFD), Bradford, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bradford, PA (BFD) |
| Bradford, PA (BFD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, upon touchdown, the passenger seated in the front seat of the tandem-cockpit airplane "mistakenly applied full braking," and the airplane nosed over.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The passenger’s inadvertent brake application during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=75577
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/1132316-74d917296e6e69cc880112e82749a8d72cfa50e6/aircrafttype/STEA
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2019 22:55 | Geno | Added |
| 18-May-2019 22:59 | Geno | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-May-2019 06:17 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-May-2019 18:42 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2020 09:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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