# Accident 19890118001209A: Cessna 140, Farmington, NM, January 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Farmington, NM
- Airport: Four Corners Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3399° N, 108.2208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3399&lon=-108.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2652N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2652N) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 878 total, 28 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890118001209A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TURNING OFF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. SIDE LOADS COLLAPSED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 DEN89LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA063), Jan 18, 1989: Cessna 140 (N2652N), Farmington, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE.

## Other reports on N2652N (1)

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

- [Accident 19730903027899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730903027899A), Sep 3, 1973: Cessna 140 (N2652N), Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. Acft went slowly to l atmtd correct with r rudder and brake. Tailwheel spring bkn found park area.

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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