Boeing B75N1 N50082

Summary

On 26 June 2012 at about 18:30 local time, a Boeing B75N1 registered N50082 was involved in an accident near Fredricksburg, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 June 2012 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fredricksburg, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Silver Wings Airport (TS36)

Coordinates

30.2431, -98.9092

Aircraft

Boeing B75N1

Registration

N50082

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fredericksburg → Fredricksburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA394

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's excessive brake application, leading to a noseover during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s delay in lowering the tail after landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane and that the landing roll was smooth as the tail came down. He indicated that there was then no rudder control and that the airplane veered left. He brought the control stick back and applied right brake. The propeller struck the runway and the airplane nosed over. The vertical tail and rudder sustained substantial damage during the noseover. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the flight and stated that he probably should have dropped the tail earlier in the landing roll to avoid the loss of rudder control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.