Amateur-built KIT FOX 5 N84KF accident near Bowling Green, Ohio

Probable cause

The pilot receiving instruction's excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control.

NTSB analysis

The flight instructor was getting the pilot familiarized in his new tail wheel-equipped airplane. A week before the accident, the flight instructor and the pilot flew the airplane and the pilot made several uneventful landings even though the instructor noted that it was difficult to apply pressure on the rudder pedals without engaging the brakes. On the day of the accident, the pilot made two uneventful landings on a hard-surface runway before landing on grass due to a wind shift. The pilot's first grass landing was uneventful. However, on the second landing, the pilot applied too much brake pressure and the airplane nosed over. The flight instructor said the accident happened so fast that he did not have enough time to tell the pilot to get off the brakes.

Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN12LA593 for the full record.