Pilot of a tail wheel aircraft nosed over during the end of the landing roll.

Attributes
ACN	318164
Time
Date	199510
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sql
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Champion Citabria
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	318164
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Citabria CH7ECA tail dragger. Following 3 touch and goes at the san carlos airport (runway 30) (no wind) I planned a fourth landing to a full stop. After wheel landing (only the mains) I slowed the plane down using brakes. The tail began to settle down when I braked hard to try and make the first taxiway. Because the tail was not fully down, and my forward speed was almost nothing (power was completely retarded) I nosed over and came to rest with the spinner in the asphalt. I immediately turned off all power in the plane. After getting out of the plane, I also shut off the fuel flow. Some gas was coming out of the overflow vents at the top of the aircraft. Several people arrived and quickly pushed the plane back onto its landing gear. The plane was then pushed over to its tiedown spot. Damage included a dented and scraped spinner, propeller tips were bent but appear repairable (the engine was at idle), the wheel parts were scraped and one cracked. The cause of the mishap was my over braking before the tail was completely on the ground. This occurred because I tried to make the first taxiway. I've since rechked out in another citabria with an instructor. My moment of inattn was a contributing factor. I've also been flying planes with tricycle gear which could have given me the wrong perception for taxiing out of habit.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A TAIL WHEEL ACFT NOSED OVER DURING THE END OF THE LNDG ROLL.

Narrative: CITABRIA CH7ECA TAIL DRAGGER. FOLLOWING 3 TOUCH AND GOES AT THE SAN CARLOS ARPT (RWY 30) (NO WIND) I PLANNED A FOURTH LNDG TO A FULL STOP. AFTER WHEEL LNDG (ONLY THE MAINS) I SLOWED THE PLANE DOWN USING BRAKES. THE TAIL BEGAN TO SETTLE DOWN WHEN I BRAKED HARD TO TRY AND MAKE THE FIRST TXWY. BECAUSE THE TAIL WAS NOT FULLY DOWN, AND MY FORWARD SPD WAS ALMOST NOTHING (PWR WAS COMPLETELY RETARDED) I NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST WITH THE SPINNER IN THE ASPHALT. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF ALL PWR IN THE PLANE. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE PLANE, I ALSO SHUT OFF THE FUEL FLOW. SOME GAS WAS COMING OUT OF THE OVERFLOW VENTS AT THE TOP OF THE ACFT. SEVERAL PEOPLE ARRIVED AND QUICKLY PUSHED THE PLANE BACK ONTO ITS LNDG GEAR. THE PLANE WAS THEN PUSHED OVER TO ITS TIEDOWN SPOT. DAMAGE INCLUDED A DENTED AND SCRAPED SPINNER, PROP TIPS WERE BENT BUT APPEAR REPAIRABLE (THE ENG WAS AT IDLE), THE WHEEL PARTS WERE SCRAPED AND ONE CRACKED. THE CAUSE OF THE MISHAP WAS MY OVER BRAKING BEFORE THE TAIL WAS COMPLETELY ON THE GND. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE I TRIED TO MAKE THE FIRST TXWY. I'VE SINCE RECHKED OUT IN ANOTHER CITABRIA WITH AN INSTRUCTOR. MY MOMENT OF INATTN WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. I'VE ALSO BEEN FLYING PLANES WITH TRICYCLE GEAR WHICH COULD HAVE GIVEN ME THE WRONG PERCEPTION FOR TAXIING OUT OF HABIT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.