Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F N9906C

Summary

On 30 May 2012 at about 19:30 local time, a Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F registered N9906C, operated by John Stevens, was involved in an accident near Tok, Alaska, 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

30 May 2012 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Tok, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Tok Junction (PFTO)

Coordinates

63.3244, -142.9522

Aircraft

Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F

Registration

N9906C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

John Stevens

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Glennallen → Tok

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC12CA044

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadvertent and excessive application of brake pressure during landing, which resulted in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing, he inadvertently applied excessive pressure to the brakes, and the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. He reported that the airplane had recently been modified with hydraulic brakes, but there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.