# Accident 20110630011709A: Piper PA-16, Huntington, IN, June 30, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2011, 14:50 local time
- Place: Huntington, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8528° N, 85.4569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8528&lon=-85.4569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5985H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5985H-2011-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-16
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,345 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA435) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110630011709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED RUNWAY 27, MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING, (MADE THREE POINT LANDING). APPLIED BRAKES AFTER LANDING TO SLOW AIRCRAFT DOWN (TOE BRAKES).  WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 CEN11CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA435), Jun 30, 2011: Piper PA-16 (N5985H), Huntington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of brakes which resulted in a nose over.

## Other reports on N5985H (1)

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

- [Accident 19741111039069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741111039069A), Nov 11, 1974: Piper PA16 (N5985H), Fairview, OK, Substantial damage. Plt landed with xwnd from right rear.

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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