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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · Fort Collins, CO · June 6, 1996

Date: June 6, 1996 · 09:15 local
Place: Fort Collins, CO
Airport: Downtown Ft Collins Airpark
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N72963
Reported as: Cessna 140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total4 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N72963Registered now · Cessna 140S/N 10161 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: slight gusty wind from ssw about 5 mph. Landed on runway 11 (3 point) I thought I was going real slow at the turnout by the pilot center. The aircraft was moving straight ahead; yoke was all the way back with right aileron into wind; I had used two notches of flaps for landing, and they were still down; the throttle was idle on rollout; no problem with x-wind; I tapped brakes and aircraft nosed over. After the aircraft nosed over, it did not appear to move forward very FAR. The shock on the lap belt and shoulder harness was negligible. I turned off the mags master and gas and exited the aircraft. There was a couple of people there immediately asking if I was alright and if everything was off (yes to both questions) they lifted the aircraft off its nose and wheeled it off runway back to the pilot center hangar.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: SLIGHT GUSTY WIND FROM SSW ABOUT 5 MPH. LANDED ON RUNWAY 11 (3 POINT) I THOUGHT I WAS GOING REAL SLOW AT THE TURNOUT BY THE PILOT CENTER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING STRAIGHT AHEAD; YOKE WAS ALL THE WAY BACK WITH RIGHT AILERON INTO WIND; I HAD USED TWO NOTCHES OF FLAPS FOR LANDING, AND THEY WERE STILL DOWN; THE THROTTLE WAS IDLE ON ROLLOUT; NO PROBLEM WITH X-WIND; I TAPPED BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, IT DID NOT APPEAR TO MOVE FORWARD VERY FAR. THE SHOCK ON THE LAP BELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS WAS NEGLIGIBLE. I TURNED OFF THE MAGS MASTER AND GAS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS A COUPLE OF PEOPLE THERE IMMEDIATELY ASKING IF I WAS ALRIGHT AND IF EVERYTHING WAS OFF (YES TO BOTH QUESTIONS) THEY LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT OFF ITS NOSE AND WHEELED IT OFF RUNWAY BACK TO THE PILOT CENTER HANGAR.

Other reports on N72963 · 1

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

Accident 19790513012169AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Poston, AZLost control of acft while taxiing in gusty wind. Inadequate supervision of student by flight instructor a factorMay 13, 1979 · Substantial damage