# Accident 19910316005529A: Cessna 140, Pullman/Moscow, WA, March 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1991, 16:53 local time
- Place: Pullman/Moscow, WA
- Airport: Pullman - Moscow Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7203° N, 117.1805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7203&lon=-117.1805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2455N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2455N) (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: 235 total, 111 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910316005529A

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FINAL ROLLED VIOLENTLY TO RIGHT. HARD IMPACT ON RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED SAME. WAKE TURBULENCE OF METROLINER.

## 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 SEA91LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA068), Mar 17, 1991: Cessna 140 (N2455N), Pullman, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ENCOUNTER WITH WAKE TURBULENCE SHORTLY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

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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