Probable cause
The pilot’s improper application of brakes during landing.
NTSB analysis
A flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction departed on a local flight to perform touch-and-go landings. On the fifth landing, the pilot receiving instruction applied brakes to stop the airplane. The flight instructor reported that the pilot applied too much brake pressure; the nose of the airplane was lower than normal. He directed the pilot to release brake pressure, but the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. Substantial damage was sustained to the vertical stabilizer, rudder, and right wing.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN22LA005 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 5, 2021
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Houston, Texas
- Nearest airport
- West Houston (IWS)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL
- N-number
- N7117K
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1950
- 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.