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| Date: | Saturday 22 June 2024 |
| Time: | 10:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 140 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N77143 |
| MSN: | 11601 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Thibodaux Municipal Airport (L83), Schriever, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Houma-Terrebonne Airport, LA (HUM/KHUM) |
| Thibodaux Municipal Airport, LA (L83) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, who was receiving tailwheel instruction, reported that during the takeoff roll, he overcorrected for runway alignment and inadvertently applied the toe brakes. The airplane nosed over, came to rest inverted, and sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadvertent application of the toe brakes during the takeoff roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194531
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2024 19:30 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 01-Aug-2024 20:14 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Phase, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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