# Accident 19900612027019A: Cessna 140, Tarentum, PA, June 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1990, 18:00 local time
- Place: Tarentum, PA
- Airport: West Penn Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6003° N, 79.7594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6003&lon=-79.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4010N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 22 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900612027019A

## Narrative

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

LANDED NEAR RUNWAY EDGE,RAN OFF INTO GRASS,BRAKED HARD TO MISS RUNWAY LIGHT AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC90LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA139), Jun 12, 1990: Cessna 140 (N4010N), Tarentum, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AIRPLANE NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AFTER THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE RUNWAY AND IMPROPERLY USED THE BRAKES.

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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