Probable cause
The pilot’s inadvertent application of brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a noseover.
NTSB analysis
The private pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane was receiving instruction for his tailwheel endorsement. The pilot stated that during the third touch-and-go landing attempt, shortly after touchdown, he drifted from the runway centerline and inadvertently applied the brakes instead of the rudder to realign the airplane with the runway centerline. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted resulting in substantial damage to the empennage, right wing, and fuselage.
The pilot reported that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA26LA020 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 13, 2025
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Canon, Georgia
- Nearest airport
- Franklin-Hart (18A)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 140
- N-number
- N1882V
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1947
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
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.