Ron wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 23:54:10 -0400, "Morgans"
wrote:

So, what is the verdict? I say too fast and high, tried to force it on with
a wheel landing, still had the tail high and touched the brakes. Don't know
about that last part, but he was definitely not done flying when he touched
down.

Looks like he might have hit the brakes too early, or had them on when
he landed. Hard to tell for sure.

I was on the taxiway last December when a Gullwing Stinson did exactly
the same thing, right on the runway next to me. The guy was solo, and
swore he didn't have the brakes on.

Some of the older wheel designs do have problems...but we're stuck with
wondering why BOTH sides had problems at the same time. There aren't
all that many places where they connect.

Goodyear brakes have a couple of failure modes that will cause lockup.
I had one of mine break last summer; couple of two-bit metal clips
broke, and the brake disk was wandering free, ready to jam. Rather than
replace the two-bit clips (which cost $80), I went to Grove wheels and
brakes.

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/tech/wheels.html

Ron Wanttaja