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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event SEA07CA047

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

Registry · N18WB

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

ELA AVIATION ELA ECLIPSE EVO

Year of manufacture

2022

Engine

ROTAX 915 IS (135 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20221105

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A14049

Registrant of record

BEASLEY WILLIAM A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

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 ↗.

Related research

What the literature says.

Academic papers and agency reports matching this event's aircraft type. Sourced from NASA NTRS, NTSB Safety Studies, FAA CAMI, AOPA Air Safety Institute, Embry-Riddle Scholarly Commons, arXiv, and the Semantic Scholar academic graph.

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