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WPR21LA356

2021-09-23 · Hooper, Utah, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport N/A

Current FAA registration · N696CP

Make / Model
KITFOX S7 SUPER SPORT S TI
Year of manufacture
2021 · 0 years old at event
Engine
AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20210727
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A94140

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s excessive brake pressure which resulted in the airplane nosing over and coming to rest inverted.

Factual narrative

The pilot in the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, he made a normal approach and landed a little fast about 1/3 of the way down the grass airstrip. As he reached the last 1/3 of the airstrip, he got nervous and applied the brakes hard. The airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted substantially damaging the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Pilot
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Brake-Incorrect use/operation
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Surface speed/braking-Incorrect use/operation

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_WPR21LA356.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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