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The high time pilot, flying as a passenger in a boeing stearman biplane, reported that lack of communication caused confusion when he was landing and the single pilot owner jumped on the brakes during rollout, resulting in an overturn.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 619084 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | B747 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 250 |
| ASRS Report | 619084 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 1 |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I was taking a demonstration flight for purposes of evaluation for purchase. The aircraft owner and PIC did the preflight, taxi, takeoff and let me fly the aircraft to the practice area. On returning to the field, I tried to give the aircraft back to the PIC, but with no radio/intercom, I was unable to discuss this with him. So, I flew into the pattern and completed the landing. On rollout, the PIC took over the steering without warning and began braking. At least 1 wheel began skidding and the aircraft ended up on its back. We escaped all but minor injury and the aircraft was not substantially damaged, I don't believe. The FAA and NTSB have been notified. I believe better preflight briefing, and the use of an intercom system would have been helpful. I had no previous flight experience with the PIC and no recent experience in type. Once brake application had begun, I had no way of stopping it from the front (passenger) seat. WX was not a factor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE HIGH TIME PLT, FLYING AS A PAX IN A BOEING STEARMAN BIPLANE, RPTED THAT LACK OF COM CAUSED CONFUSION WHEN HE WAS LNDG AND THE SINGLE PLT OWNER JUMPED ON THE BRAKES DURING ROLLOUT, RESULTING IN AN OVERTURN.
Narrative: I WAS TAKING A DEMONSTRATION FLT FOR PURPOSES OF EVALUATION FOR PURCHASE. THE ACFT OWNER AND PIC DID THE PREFLT, TAXI, TKOF AND LET ME FLY THE ACFT TO THE PRACTICE AREA. ON RETURNING TO THE FIELD, I TRIED TO GIVE THE ACFT BACK TO THE PIC, BUT WITH NO RADIO/INTERCOM, I WAS UNABLE TO DISCUSS THIS WITH HIM. SO, I FLEW INTO THE PATTERN AND COMPLETED THE LNDG. ON ROLLOUT, THE PIC TOOK OVER THE STEERING WITHOUT WARNING AND BEGAN BRAKING. AT LEAST 1 WHEEL BEGAN SKIDDING AND THE ACFT ENDED UP ON ITS BACK. WE ESCAPED ALL BUT MINOR INJURY AND THE ACFT WAS NOT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, I DON'T BELIEVE. THE FAA AND NTSB HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. I BELIEVE BETTER PREFLT BRIEFING, AND THE USE OF AN INTERCOM SYS WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL. I HAD NO PREVIOUS FLT EXPERIENCE WITH THE PIC AND NO RECENT EXPERIENCE IN TYPE. ONCE BRAKE APPLICATION HAD BEGUN, I HAD NO WAY OF STOPPING IT FROM THE FRONT (PAX) SEAT. WX WAS NOT A FACTOR.
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.