Accident · 2025-04-30

NTSB case ERA25LA196 · CHRIS WALLEN/MICHAEL PLISKE JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-04-30
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
Serious injury
Aircraft
CHRIS WALLEN/MICHAEL PLISKE JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER (N788MP)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

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

Source: NTSB case ERA25LA196

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingAirline transport pilot / Flight engineer / MilitaryAirplane64Class 1 (2025-04-21)19,050 total · 28.7 in this make/model · 1,077 as PIC · 125.3 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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