# Accident 19901112050149A: Cessna 140, Roanoke, TX, November 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1990, 13:00 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Airport: Northwest Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9998° N, 97.2290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9998&lon=-97.2290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2021N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901112050149A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LANDING THE TAIL WHEEL TYPE AIRCRAFT. GROUND LOOPED OFF THE 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 FTW91LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA014), Nov 12, 1990: Cessna 140 (N2021N), Roanoake, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS HIS LACK OF FLYING TAIL WHEEL (CONVENTIONAL) GEAR AIRPLANES.

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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