# Accident 19900620021569A: Cessna 140, Chico, CA, June 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1990, 17:34 local time
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Chico Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7406° N, 121.8303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7406&lon=-121.8303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72122, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72122) (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 C9014F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900620021569A

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON LANDING. GROUND LOOPED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX90LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA224), Jun 21, 1990: Cessna 140 (N72122), Chico, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IMPROPERLY LEVELED OFF, FAILED TO CORRECT THE ENSUING PORPOISE, TOOK IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION, AND IMPROPERLY USED THE RUDDER AND NORMAL 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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