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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event ERA25LA196

2025-04-30 Brasstown, North Carolina, United States Airport · NONE Serious 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N788MP

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

JUST AIRCRAFT LLC HIGHLANDER

Year of manufacture

2022 · 3 years old at event

Engine

AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20220716

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AAAF5F

Registrant of record

PLISKE MICHAEL

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

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

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

  • Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
  • Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Brake-Incorrect use/operation

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_ERA25LA196.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.