What happened
On August 2, 2008, a Piper PA-25-235, registration N6990Z, was involved in an accident during the landing phase at Lawrenceville, Illinois. While performing the landing, the pilot applied light brake pressure in an attempt to shorten the aircraft's landing roll. This action resulted in the airplane nosed over.
The weather at the time of the accident was reported as Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) with a visibility of 10 statute miles and winds from 020 degrees at 9 knots. The accident resulted in 1 minor injury and 0 fatalities.