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SEA07CA047

2007-01-13 · San Jose, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RHV

N18WB has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (ELA AVIATION ELA ECLIPSE EVO, built 2022), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's excessive use of the airplane's wheel brakes, which resulted in a nose over during landing.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll out, on runway 31R, he applied wheel brakes in an effort to exit the runway and the airplane nosed over. In a written report to the NTSB, the pilot indicated that "applying less brake" and ensuring that the control wheel was full aft could have "likely" prevented the accident. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that during the landing roll out he applied wheel brakes in an effort to exit the runway and the airplane nosed over. In a written report to the NTSB, the pilot indicated that "applying less brake" and ensuring that the control wheel was full aft could have "likely" prevented the accident. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2007_SEA07CA047.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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