# Accident 20250430004569A: Chris Wallen/Michael Pliske JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER, Brasstown, NC, April 30, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2025, 10:29 local time
- Place: Brasstown, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0000° N, 83.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0000&lon=-83.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N788MP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N788MP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chris Wallen/Michael Pliske JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (registry code 056406A, https://openairdocs.org/model/chris-wallen-michael-pliske-just-acft-highlander) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS WALLEN/MICHAEL PLISKE JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,050 total, 28 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250430004569A

## Narrative

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

APRIL 30, 2025, PILOT WAS OPERATING^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^IN THE VICINITY OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (GRASS STRIP AREA). UPON LANDING, PILOT STATED HE HAD HIS FEET ON THE WHEEL BRAKES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

PILOT SELF EVACUATED AND WAITED ON EMERGENCY SERVICES TO TRANSPORT HIM TO THE HOSPITAL FOR INJURY EVALUATION.

SEE SAS ACTIVITY CODE EA68202502605

## 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 ERA25LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA196), Apr 30, 2025: Chris Wallen/Michael Pliske Just Acft Highlander (N788MP), Brasstown, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent application of brake pressure during landing, which resulted in a nose over.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.