Student pilot of an small aircraft sel 'tail dragger' flipped over during landing roll due to a stuc...

Attributes
ACN	328014
Time
Date	199602
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1s0
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Observer/Luscombe
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 38 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	328014
Person 2
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0 flight time total : 38 flight time type : 50
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was flying my 8A luscombe. As I am a student pilot, I was flying alone. I entered the pattern at pierce county airport/thun field to land on runway 16. I completed my landing with no problems. Upon approaching the turnoff (center field) for the taxiway, I applied normal braking pressure, attempting to slow for the turnoff. At that time the right side brake locked, at which point the tire started to skid, making a loud 'screeching' noise. My plane started to gndloop towards the right. I immediately applied left rudder and brake to the left side in an attempt to stop the gndloop. I did stop the gndloop, but noticed the tail of the aircraft rise sharply. At that point the nose of the aircraft contacted the asphalt and continued to nose over, coming to rest on its back. Luckily, I was not injured at all, except for bruises where my lap belt was tightly cinched. I immediately exited my aircraft, and with the help of bystanders, pushed it back onto the gear. Damage was minor, limited to propeller and cosmetic damage only, nothing structural. Later, during a check of the right wheel and brake, it was found that the lining, which was in good shape, had come unbonded from the brake shoe. It was wedged, keeping the wheel from rotating. I intend to have the brake thoroughly gone through and fixed. Also, due to the fact that I intend to restore the aircraft to show quality, the aircraft will be completely dismantled for a very thorough inspection.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT OF AN SMA SEL 'TAIL DRAGGER' FLIPPED OVER DURING LNDG ROLL DUE TO A STUCK BRAKE. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ACFT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING MY 8A LUSCOMBE. AS I AM A STUDENT PLT, I WAS FLYING ALONE. I ENTERED THE PATTERN AT PIERCE COUNTY ARPT/THUN FIELD TO LAND ON RWY 16. I COMPLETED MY LNDG WITH NO PROBS. UPON APCHING THE TURNOFF (CTR FIELD) FOR THE TXWY, I APPLIED NORMAL BRAKING PRESSURE, ATTEMPTING TO SLOW FOR THE TURNOFF. AT THAT TIME THE R SIDE BRAKE LOCKED, AT WHICH POINT THE TIRE STARTED TO SKID, MAKING A LOUD 'SCREECHING' NOISE. MY PLANE STARTED TO GNDLOOP TOWARDS THE R. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED L RUDDER AND BRAKE TO THE L SIDE IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE GNDLOOP. I DID STOP THE GNDLOOP, BUT NOTICED THE TAIL OF THE ACFT RISE SHARPLY. AT THAT POINT THE NOSE OF THE ACFT CONTACTED THE ASPHALT AND CONTINUED TO NOSE OVER, COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT INJURED AT ALL, EXCEPT FOR BRUISES WHERE MY LAP BELT WAS TIGHTLY CINCHED. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED MY ACFT, AND WITH THE HELP OF BYSTANDERS, PUSHED IT BACK ONTO THE GEAR. DAMAGE WAS MINOR, LIMITED TO PROP AND COSMETIC DAMAGE ONLY, NOTHING STRUCTURAL. LATER, DURING A CHK OF THE R WHEEL AND BRAKE, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LINING, WHICH WAS IN GOOD SHAPE, HAD COME UNBONDED FROM THE BRAKE SHOE. IT WAS WEDGED, KEEPING THE WHEEL FROM ROTATING. I INTEND TO HAVE THE BRAKE THOROUGHLY GONE THROUGH AND FIXED. ALSO, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I INTEND TO RESTORE THE ACFT TO SHOW QUALITY, THE ACFT WILL BE COMPLETELY DISMANTLED FOR A VERY THOROUGH INSPECTION.

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.

Student pilot of an small aircraft sel 'tail dragger' flipped over during landing roll due to a stuck brake. Only minor damage was done to the aircraft and there were no injuries.