# Accident 20010516010779A: Piper J5A, Brussles, IL, May 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2001, 19:40 local time
- Place: Brussles, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9504° N, 90.5796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9504&lon=-90.5796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38646, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38646) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010516010779A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON MAY 16, 2001, AT 1940 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER J-5, N38646, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED ST. CHARLES (3SQ), MISSOURI, AT 1930 AND WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT AN UNNAMED PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP NEAR BRUSSELS, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI01LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA125), May 17, 2001: Piper J5A (N38646), Brussels, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the high vegitation encountered during the precautionary landing.

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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