# Accident 20080802843569A: Piper PA25235, Lawrenceville, IL, August 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lawrenceville, IL
- Airport: Lawrenceville-Vincennes International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7642° N, 87.6056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7642&lon=-87.6056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6990Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6990Z) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 892 total, 30 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080802843569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON IT'S BACK. THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED HE REMEMBERED THE TOUCHDOWN BUT COULD NOT RECALL WHAT HAPPENED AFTER THAT. WITNESSES STATE THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE A HIGHER THAN NORMAL APPROACH SPEED AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE 2400 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY. WITNESSES ALSO STATED THE AIRCRAFT'S TAILWHEEL WAS APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT OFF THE GROUND AT TOUCHDOWN AND IT APPEARED THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING HEAVY BRAKING BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CHI08CA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA234), Aug 2, 2008: Piper PA-25-235 (N6990Z), Lawrenceville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged application of the brakes during 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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