# NTSB Accident CEN25LA085
> **PIPER PA-28-235** · 2025-01-20 · Mount Vernon, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN25LA085
- **Event ID:** 20250122199582
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2025-01-20
- **Location:** Mount Vernon, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.323361, -88.8585
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-235
- **Registration:** N8997W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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