# Accident 19960410006789A: Piper PA25235, Waynesville, OH, April 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1996, 12:45 local time
- Place: Waynesville, OH
- Airport: Caesar Creek Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5301° N, 84.0804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5301&lon=-84.0804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8510L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8510L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,265 total, 295 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960410006789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD96LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA059), Apr 10, 1996: Piper PA-25-235 (N8510L), Waynesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N8510L (1)

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

- [Accident 19890219003229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890219003229A), Feb 19, 1989: Piper PA25235 (N8510L), Waynesville, OH, Substantial damage. Landed long on glider strip. Unable to stop, went through two fences off end of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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