Piper PA-18 N271T

Summary

On 28 April 2004 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N271T was involved in an accident near Cedartown, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 April 2004 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedartown, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Cornelius-Moore Field (4A4)

Coordinates

34.0186, -85.1464

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N271T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fulton County → Cedartown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL04CA102

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper use of brakes during landing roll which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, after landing on the grass strip alongside runway 28, he applied the brakes. The tail of the airplane immediately lifted up and the pilot slid forward in the seat. While sliding forward, the pilot inadvertently put more pressure on the brakes as well as forward pressure on the elevator. The pilot reported he applied heavy braking and the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane. Examination of the airplane revealed spinner damage, right wing strut bent, rudder bent and a nick in the propeller and damage to the wind screen.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.