# Incident 19790601028799I: Cessna 140, Ashland, VA, June 1, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Ashland, VA
- Airport: Hanover Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7089° N, 77.4366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HANOVER COUNTY MUNI (OFP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7089&lon=-77.4366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N120U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N120U-2015-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 74 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601028799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORM. STARTED GO AROUND, DECIDED TO LAND.

## Other reports on N120U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830201023789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830201023789I), Feb 1, 1983: Cessna 140 (N120U), Walloon Lake, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft stalled on flare out. Impact severed the left main gear and bent a wingtip. Frost existed on the wings.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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