Probable cause
The pilot’s inadvertent application of the wheel brakes after touchdown.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that on his fourth landing after the airplane touched down, he accidentally bumped the brakes causing the airplane to nose over and come to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN26LA020 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 15, 2025
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Reserve, Louisiana
- Nearest airport
- Port Of South Louisiana Exec R (APS)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Piper PA18
- N-number
- N82016
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
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