# NTSB Accident CEN12LA362
> **PIPER PA-38-112** · 2012-06-12 · Mt. Vernon, MO, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12LA362
- **Event ID:** 20120612X53221
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-06-12
- **Location:** Mt. Vernon, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.957221, -93.690551
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N2510B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to continue the landing on a short grass runway with a tailwind after touching down beyond the touchdown point, and his subsequent failure to stop the airplane before colliding with trees off the end of that runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent flight experience.

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