NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA98LA173
Registry · N24EM
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH B100
Year of manufacture
1976 · 22 years old at event
Engine
AIRESEARCH 331 SER 605HP (605 hp)
Seats / Engines
11 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19760423
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A22E16
Registrant of record
ASPHALT AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot's improper use of brakes on landing rollout.
Factual narrative
On June 2, 1998, about 1300 eastern daylight time, a Mejia Bacon II experimental airplane, N24EM, registered to a private owner nosed over on landing rollout at Winter Haven's Municipal Airport, Winter Haven, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Winter Haven's Municipal Airport about 1 hour before the accident. The pilot stated on landing rollout on runway 29 that he used excessive brakes. The airplane nosed over and came to a complete stop inverted. The pilot stated he used excessive brakes on landing rollout and the airplane nosed over and came to a complete stop inverted. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1998_MIA98LA173.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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