Piper PA-25-235 N8510L

Summary

On 10 April 1996 at about 16:45 local time, a Piper PA-25-235 registered N8510L was involved in an accident near Waynesville, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 April 1996 at 16:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Waynesville, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Caesars Creek Gliderport (2OH9)

Coordinates

39.5301, -84.0804

Aircraft

Piper PA-25-235

Registration

N8510L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD96LA059

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the accident aircraft during the landing roll. Factors were the wet portion of the grass runway and the pilot's selection of a landing runway with a 10 knot quartering tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he returned to land at the grass airstrip after a glider tow, and his approach and touchdown were normal. During the landing roll the airplane encountered a soft wet portion of the runway, '...the tail came up and [the airplane] nosed over.' The pilot reported that there was a 10 knot quartering tail wind while landing. The FAA Inspector stated that the grass runway was well maintained and mowed, and the wet section was not visually evident prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.