ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 80607
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| Date: | Monday 8 November 2010 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-22-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3029Z |
| MSN: | 22-6983 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1976 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watertown, SD -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laverne, SD (LYV) |
| Watertown, SD | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he circled the farm field to check the condition of the landing area prior to landing. During the landing roll, he inadvertently stepped on the brakes prior to the tailwheel touching down and the airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent and premature use of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 October 2005 | N3029Z | Flyers Inc. | 0 | Bennettsville, South Carolina | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2010 17:04 | slowkid | Added |
| 08-Nov-2010 17:09 | slowkid | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Nov-2010 11:20 | bizjets101 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 16-Nov-2010 09:31 | slowkid | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 18:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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