Accident Luscombe 8 N2591K, Tuesday 2 December 1997

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Date:	Tuesday 2 December 1997
Time:	16:00 LT
Type:	Luscombe 8
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N2591K
MSN:	5318
Year of manufacture:	1947
Total airframe hrs:	2680 hours
Engine model:	Continental A-65-8F
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Grass Valley, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	(KAUN)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
On landing rollout the pilot inadvertently activated the aircraft brakes and the aircraft nosed over. The pilot stated that weather was not a factor, and that there were no mechanical difficulties with the aircraft.

Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent activation of the aircraft brakes during the landing rollout.

Accident investigation: