# Accident 19960513010929A: Cessna 140, Brooklyn, MI, May 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1996, 18:00 local time
- Place: Brooklyn, MI
- Airport: Shamrock Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1009° N, 84.2407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1009&lon=-84.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89207 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960513010929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING AND FLIPPED OVER. (-23) THE PILOT WAS DOING A WHEEL LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. NO FIRE. NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI96LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA159), May 13, 1996: Cessna 140 (N89207), Brooklyn, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of brakes during the landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, and the soft runway condition.

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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