# Accident 19900304003109A: Cessna 140, Brinkley, AR, March 4, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1990, 15:30 local time
- Place: Brinkley, AR
- Airport: Frank Federer Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8802° N, 91.1793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8802&lon=-91.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90061, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90061) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (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: 579 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900304003109A

## Narrative

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

HIT HARD ON LANDING,BOUNCED,HIT HARD AGAIN,TORE OFF LEFT MAIN AND GROUND LOOPED. WAS FERRYING NEWLY BOUGHT AIRCRAFT

## 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 MKC90LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA060), Mar 4, 1990: Cessna 140 (N90061), Brinkley, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING NOT PERFORMED AND PORPOISE ENCOUNTERED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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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