Chris Wallen/Michael Pliske JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER N788MP

Summary

On 30 April 2025 at about 10:29 local time, a Chris Wallen/Michael Pliske JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER registered N788MP was involved in an accident near Brasstown, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 April 2025 at 10:29

Classification

Accident

Location

Brasstown, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Payne's Landing (None)

Coordinates

35.0000, -83.0000

Aircraft

Chris Wallen/Michael Pliske JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER

Registration

N788MP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2022

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA196

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot’s inadvertent application of brake pressure during landing, which resulted in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said his feet were inadvertently too high on the rudder pedals on landing which resulted in his inadvertent application of brake pressure. As such, when the airplane touched down, it nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, empennage and fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.