# Incident 19960606019319I: Cessna 140, Fort Collins, CO, June 6, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1996, 09:15 local time
- Place: Fort Collins, CO
- Airport: Downtown Ft Collins Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72963, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72963) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 4 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960606019319I

## Narrative

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

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 19790513012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513012169A), May 13, 1979: Cessna 140 (N72963), Poston, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost control of acft while taxiing in gusty wind. Inadequate supervision of student by flight instructor a factor

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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