- Date
- August 2, 2008, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lawrenceville, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6990ZPiper PA-25-235
- Defining event
- Landing: Nose over/nose down
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 2008
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Springfield, IL FSDO
- FAA report
- 20080802843569A
- Case key
- 68744
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged application of the brakes during landing.
Findings · 1
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that during the landing he "attempted to apply light brake pressure to shorten landing roll." The airplane subsequently nosed over. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the accident flight.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that during landing he "attempted to apply light brake pressure to shorten landing roll." The airplane subsequently nosed over. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the accident flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6990Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25-235
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 25-2740
- Airframe hours
- 6,630
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Glider tow · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wabash Valley Soaring Association Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 2008
- Departed
- LWV · Lawrenceville, IL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 69
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- July 1, 2007
- Seat
- Single
- Flight hours
- 1,158 total · 110 in this make and model · 1,108 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.88 inHg
- Observed at
- LWV
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.