# Accident 19860603026539A: Cessna 140, Meriden, CT, June 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1986, 14:46 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Markham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5087° N, 72.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5087&lon=-72.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2286N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2286N-2013-07-18) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860603026539A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A DOWNWIND LANDING. THE PILOT SAYS HE WAS DISTRACTED BY PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC86LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA143), Jun 3, 1986: Cessna 140 (N2286N), Meriden, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2286N (1)

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

- [Incident 19821029063359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821029063359I), Oct 29, 1982: Cessna 140 (N2286N), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. Pilot struck another aircraft while taxiing behind it. Pilot was unaware that he had struck the aircraft.

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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