Aviation Accident Summary DEN83LA078

CORTEZ, CO, USA

Aircraft #1

N8939H

GULFSTREAM G-164A

Analysis

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS LOCKED AT TOUCHDOWN. TO COMPENSATE THE PILOT APPLIED THE RIGHT BRAKE. THE RAPID STOPPING OF THE ACFT CAUSED IT TO NOSE OVER. THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND NO REASON COULD BE FOUND FOR THE INADVERTANT LOCKING OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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