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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Waynesville, OH · April 10, 1996

Date: April 10, 1996 · 12:45 local
Place: Waynesville, OH
Airport: Caesar Creek Gliderport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8510L
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD96LA059
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540B2C5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,265 total295 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N8510LRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-4925 · Built 1969 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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After glider tow landed downwind on wet grass runway. Had hit a soft spot. Prior nosing over. Wind caught tail up. (-23) midway through landing rollout, grass runway 09, aircraft encountered soft spot resulting in noseover. Substantial damage form noseover and tailslide. No injuries. No fire. Weather not a factor. Pilot technique not a factor. This investigation is considered closed with this report.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER GLIDER TOW LANDED DOWNWIND ON WET GRASS RUNWAY. HAD HIT A SOFT SPOT. PRIOR NOSING OVER. WIND CAUGHT TAIL UP. (-23) MIDWAY THROUGH LANDING ROLLOUT, GRASS RUNWAY 09, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT SPOT RESULTING IN NOSEOVER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FORM NOSEOVER AND TAILSLIDE. NO INJURIES. NO FIRE. WEATHER NOT A FACTOR. PILOT TECHNIQUE NOT A FACTOR. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD96LA059Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaynesville, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the accident aircraft during the landing roll. Factors were the wet portion of the grass runway and the pilot's selection of a landing runway with a 10 knot quartering tailwind.Apr 10, 1996 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8510L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19890219003229ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Waynesville, OHLanded long on glider strip. Unable to stop, went through two fences off end of runway.Feb 19, 1989 · Substantial damage