C120 private pilot landing downwind braked too hard causing aircraft to FLIP over on its back.

Attributes
ACN	385831
Time
Date	199711
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 6i2
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : man
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 120
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 252 flight time type : 100
ASRS Report	385831
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The aircraft was put on back on landing. I landed downwind, and put brakes on too hard which caused the tail to come up. Once started I pulled back on the wheel but this did no good. I tried to get toes off brakes but airplane continued on over. There are several contributing factors: tailwind when I took off earlier (15 mins), the wind was only 4-5 mph. When I landed it was 8-12 mph. This was the first time landing here for me. The ground speed was higher due to the tailwind and I put the brakes on hard. Every other time I have landed on grass, tires have slid in dew. This time they didn't. This was a bad habit/practice. The airplane has cleveland brakes. They are very powerful. Most of my tailwheel experience is on grass and at fields with runways of 2000 ft or less. 1200 ft field was going to be 300 ft shorter than 1500 ft had landed on before. The airplane stopped in less than 300 ft from first touchdown and less than 600 ft from threshold. Next time do not rush stopping, do not get ground rush, never try sliding mains on tail dragger unless on skis. I have landed in 18 mph tailwinds before so was probably over confident, then got ground rush.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C120 PVT PLT LNDG DOWNWIND BRAKED TOO HARD CAUSING ACFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK.

Narrative: THE ACFT WAS PUT ON BACK ON LNDG. I LANDED DOWNWIND, AND PUT BRAKES ON TOO HARD WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL TO COME UP. ONCE STARTED I PULLED BACK ON THE WHEEL BUT THIS DID NO GOOD. I TRIED TO GET TOES OFF BRAKES BUT AIRPLANE CONTINUED ON OVER. THERE ARE SEVERAL CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: TAILWIND WHEN I TOOK OFF EARLIER (15 MINS), THE WIND WAS ONLY 4-5 MPH. WHEN I LANDED IT WAS 8-12 MPH. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME LNDG HERE FOR ME. THE GND SPD WAS HIGHER DUE TO THE TAILWIND AND I PUT THE BRAKES ON HARD. EVERY OTHER TIME I HAVE LANDED ON GRASS, TIRES HAVE SLID IN DEW. THIS TIME THEY DIDN'T. THIS WAS A BAD HABIT/PRACTICE. THE AIRPLANE HAS CLEVELAND BRAKES. THEY ARE VERY POWERFUL. MOST OF MY TAILWHEEL EXPERIENCE IS ON GRASS AND AT FIELDS WITH RWYS OF 2000 FT OR LESS. 1200 FT FIELD WAS GOING TO BE 300 FT SHORTER THAN 1500 FT HAD LANDED ON BEFORE. THE AIRPLANE STOPPED IN LESS THAN 300 FT FROM FIRST TOUCHDOWN AND LESS THAN 600 FT FROM THRESHOLD. NEXT TIME DO NOT RUSH STOPPING, DO NOT GET GND RUSH, NEVER TRY SLIDING MAINS ON TAIL DRAGGER UNLESS ON SKIS. I HAVE LANDED IN 18 MPH TAILWINDS BEFORE SO WAS PROBABLY OVER CONFIDENT, THEN GOT GND RUSH.

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.