Stearman
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 63; Flight Crew Total 2793; Flight Crew Type 20
Human-Machine Interface; Situational Awareness
Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Aircraft; Human Factors
A beautiful day for flying. I had just made a nice landing in Stearman and was in the process of using lots of rudder inputs to keep the aircraft on the runway which is typical for Stearmans. The aircraft swerved slightly towards the right side of the runway and I had almost brought the aircraft to a complete stop when it then nosed over. Some damage was caused to the propeller and to the top wing skin. The cause of this situation may have been applying the brakes too heavily. Preventative measures for future flights include using the brakes as little as possible (a desirable goal for most tail wheel aircraft).
Stearman pilot reports using too much braking as the aircraft is about to stop after landing; resulting in a nose over with propeller damage.