19821003050399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140A · Wickenburg, AZ · October 3, 1982

Date: October 3, 1982 · 14:00 local
Place: Wickenburg, AZ
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9474A
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX83LA006
Reported as: Cessna 140A
Reported engine: Continental C9012F
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total300 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N9474ARegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2020 · Cessna 140AS/N 15295 · Built 1949 Airframe modelCessna 140A Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ballooned on wheel landing. Veered off runway heading on a attempted go around. Unable to outclimb terrain.

As the FAA filed it

BALLOONED ON WHEEL LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY HEADING ON A ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX83LA006Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWickenburg, AZThe pilot stated the aircraft touched the runway then ballooned during a wheels-first landing. After the pilot decided to execute a go-around and the aircraft became airborne, it became apparent that the aircraft could not clear rising terrain. The pilot cut…Oct 3, 1982 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9474A · 1

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

Accident 20200205005399ALanding: Approach · Columbia, CAOn February 5, 2020 at approximately 18:06 hours local time aircraft N9474A a Cessna 140A was flying from harris ranch airport to the Columbia, CA (O22). When on approach to land at Columbia it came in contact with a tree and crashed. There were 2 souls on…Feb 5, 2020 · Destroyed · 2 fatal