Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent excessive braking during the landing roll due to momentary pain.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that on the landing roll on a grass field, he experienced a sharp pain in his left leg as he was applying the brakes. He inadvertently applied excessive braking and the airplane nosed over. The airplane came to rest on its back and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, rudder, and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN12CA044 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 20, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Wolverton, Minnesota
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Aviat Inc A-1
- N-number
- N93HU
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.