Amateur-built KITFOX SS7 N84FS accident near Yellow Pine, Idaho

Probable cause

The pilot's excessive application of the airplane’s wheel brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

NTSB analysis

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that the airplane’s approach speed was faster than he expected, and the airplane landed further down the runway than he anticipated. The pilot was concerned with the limited amount of runway remaining during the landing roll and he applied an increasing amount of force to the brakes to stop the airplane. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over and sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and wing lift struts. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ANC25LA053 for the full record.