- Date
- May 15, 1993, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Thedford, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N16686Piper PA-11
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930515013979A
- Case key
- 15717
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Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain on which to land and his excessive use of brakes.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated his groundspeed during landing was too fast so he applied excessive braking. The airplane contacted a 'dip' in the pasture and that combined with the excessive braking resulted in the airplane nosing over. The pilot had not used this pasture for landing prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16686
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11-JRS-3
- Engine
- Continental C-90-8F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John M. Finney
- Registered owner
- John M. Finney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 12, 1992
- Departed
- Seneca, NE
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 252 total · 193 in this make and model · 215 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.