Probable cause
The pilot’s improper use of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.
NTSB analysis
The purpose of the flight was for the pilot to practice landing his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a grass airstrip. After departure, he remained in the airstrip’s traffic pattern and configured the airplane for a wheel landing. During the landing roll, with the airplane’s main landing gear on the grass and the tailwheel still airborne, the pilot applied brake pressure. The airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR12CA363 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Aug 19, 2012
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Hillsboro, Oregon
- Nearest airport
- Stark'S Twin Oaks Airpark (7S3)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E
- N-number
- N2287K
- 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.