Instructor pilot training owner of an aeronca champ on tailwheel lndgs calls for brakes with no response. He brakes abruptly and so does student. Aircraft goes up on its nose and returns collapsing right gear.

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Attributes
ACN	406501
Time
Date	199806
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : thm
State Reference	MT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Aeronca Champion
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 49 flight time total : 7648 flight time type : 4165
ASRS Report	406501
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was instructing a champ owner in short field landing procedures. Approach and landing was good. The airplane was on the ground, 3 point attitude and slowed, straight down the runway, to about 10-20 mph. I asked for braking. No braking was applied so I gave the heel brakes a good push. When tail started to rise I got off the brakes, but tail continued to rise and airplane rotated onto its nose and dropped back, collapsing the right hand gear in the process. Conclusion -- 2 people were on the brakes. Too much brake for too long a time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT TRAINING OWNER OF AN AERONCA CHAMP ON TAILWHEEL LNDGS CALLS FOR BRAKES WITH NO RESPONSE. HE BRAKES ABRUPTLY AND SO DOES STUDENT. ACFT GOES UP ON ITS NOSE AND RETURNS COLLAPSING R GEAR.

Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTING A CHAMP OWNER IN SHORT FIELD LNDG PROCS. APCH AND LNDG WAS GOOD. THE AIRPLANE WAS ON THE GND, 3 POINT ATTITUDE AND SLOWED, STRAIGHT DOWN THE RWY, TO ABOUT 10-20 MPH. I ASKED FOR BRAKING. NO BRAKING WAS APPLIED SO I GAVE THE HEEL BRAKES A GOOD PUSH. WHEN TAIL STARTED TO RISE I GOT OFF THE BRAKES, BUT TAIL CONTINUED TO RISE AND AIRPLANE ROTATED ONTO ITS NOSE AND DROPPED BACK, COLLAPSING THE R HAND GEAR IN THE PROCESS. CONCLUSION -- 2 PEOPLE WERE ON THE BRAKES. TOO MUCH BRAKE FOR TOO LONG A TIME.

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.