Waco WMF N723SR

Summary

On 6 August 1998 at about 11:50 local time, a Waco WMF registered N723SR, operated by Stephen E. Raville, was involved in an accident near Chamblee, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 August 1998 at 11:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Chamblee, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Dekalb Peachtree Airport (PDK)

Coordinates

33.7804, -84.3799

Aircraft

Waco WMF

Registration

N723SR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stephen E. Raville

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL98LA101

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive taxi speed and excessive braking action that resulted in a nose over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had completed a series of touch and go landings, and was exiting the runway when the airplane nosed over. During an interview with the Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector, the pilot reported that he may have been moving too fast, and he may have applied heavy braking as he attempted to taxi off of the runway. The pilot stated that all aircraft systems operated normally, and he had not experienced a mechanical problem with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.