# Accident 19940423009309A: Cessna 140, Hempstead, TX, April 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1994, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hempstead, TX
- Airport: Hempsted Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0903° N, 96.0802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0903&lon=-96.0802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2302N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2302N) (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 C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423009309A

## Narrative

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

ELECTED PRACTICE LANDING ON GLIDER TURB STRIP. HAS DIVIDED STRIP. PILOT LANDED BETWEEN STRIPS. NOSED OVER SOFT SOD.

## 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 FTW94LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA143), Apr 23, 1994: Cessna 140 (N2302N), Hempstead, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER SELECTION OF THE STRIP BETWEEN THE TWO RUNWAYS. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT NOT BEING FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRSTRIP AND THE SOFT, WET TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N2302N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020619034359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020619034359I), Jun 19, 2002: Cessna 140 (N2302N), Cedar Park, TX, Minor damage. (-23) After a touch and go the airplane lost power. The pilot made an emergency downwind landing on the airport. On rollout the plane struck a tree causing the…
- [Incident 19890122006399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890122006399I), Jan 22, 1989: Cessna 140 (N2302N), Angleton, TX, Minor damage. Taxiing too fast to hangar. Braked at a turn and aircraft overturned damaging nose and propeller.

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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