19951018039329I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · Gastonia, NC · October 18, 1995

Date
October 18, 1995 · 17:00 local
Place
Gastonia, NC
Airport
Gastonia Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2304N
Reported as
Cessna 140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on October 18, 1995, at approximately 5:00 pm EDT, while on a solo flight, a student pilot, Mr. Lewis levie, ground looped a Cessna 140, N2304N, during landing at the Gastonia Municipal Airport, Gastonia, NC. The aircraft sustained minor damage and Mr. Levie was not injured. Investigation indicates that Mr. Levie attempted to make a landing from an unstabilized approach and lost control of the trail wheeled aircraft just after touchdown on runway 3. The winds were calm and the weather was not a factor. A review of Mr. Levie's pilot logbook indicated that he did not have a current endorsement within the previous 90 days for solo flight. There were other discrepancies as well. Mr. Levie's flight instructor has been questioned concerning these discrepancies and counseled on logbook endorsements. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 18, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM EDT, WHILE ON A SOLO FLIGHT, A STUDENT PILOT, MR. LEWIS LEVIE, GROUND LOOPED A CESSNA 140, N2304N, DURING LANDING AT THE GASTONIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GASTONIA, NC. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND MR. LEVIE WAS NOT INJURED. INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT MR. LEVIE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LANDING FROM AN UNSTABILIZED APPROACH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE TRAIL WHEELED AIRCRAFT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 3. THE WINDS WERE CALM AND THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. A REVIEW OF MR. LEVIE'S PILOT LOGBOOK INDICATED THAT HE DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT ENDORSEMENT WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS FOR SOLO FLIGHT. THERE WERE OTHER DISCREPANCIES AS WELL. MR. LEVIE'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAS BEEN QUESTIONED CONCERNING THESE DISCREPANCIES AND COUNSELED ON LOGBOOK ENDORSEMENTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^