Accident Boeing-Stearman A75N1 N73617, Sunday 28 August 1994

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Date:	Sunday 28 August 1994
Time:	12:30 LT
Type:	Boeing-Stearman A75N1
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N73617
MSN:	75-3702
Year of manufacture:	1942
Total airframe hrs:	3809 hours
Engine model:	Continental R-670
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Caldwell, ID - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BRAKE LOCKED UP DUE TO A GUMMY DEPOSIT THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW IT TO RELEASE. AS THE LANDING ROLL CONTINUED, THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY NOSED OVER.

Probable Cause: THE JAMMING OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF A GUMMY DEPOSIT.

Accident investigation: