Piper PA-18-135 N27295

Summary

On 23 October 2011 at about 18:11 local time, a Piper PA-18-135 registered N27295 was involved in an accident near Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States. One person was 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

23 October 2011 at 18:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Dyersburg, Tennessee, United States

Coordinates

36.0714, -89.3703

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-135

Registration

N27295

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dyersburg → Dyersburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA047

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadvertent excessive braking during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he had departed from a nearby paved runway and was practicing takeoffs and landings on his property. During the second landing, the airplane bounced, and the pilot's foot slipped off the right rudder pedal, which resulted in an overuse of the right heel brake. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings and tail. The pilot stated there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have prevented normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.