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FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · Oceano, CA · August 13, 1996

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Date
August 13, 1996 · 11:00 local
Place
Oceano, CA
Airport
Oceano County Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N77233
Reported as
Cessna 140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
520 total300 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N77233Registration cancelled Feb 26, 2013 · Cessna 140S/N 11695 · Built 1946Airframe modelCessna 140Engine 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: Cessna N77233, operated by charles o'donald received minor damage to the prop and lower cowl when it nosed over during a landing attempt at the Oceano airport. There were no injuries to the sole occupant. VFR conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated that he was attempting a wheel landing and touched the brakes before the tail wheel was firmly on the runway, causing the aircraft to nose over and the prop make contact with the runway. The last three inches of the prop blades tips were bent back and the spinner and lower cowl were scraped. The aircraft had oversized tires and a non standard tail wheel. This may have contributed to the incident. The owner stated that these items were installed on the aircraft when he purchased it. There was also evidence of corrosion and rust on the airframe and other airworthiness concerns not associated with the incident. Maintenance inspectors will contact the mechanic who completed the recent annual and discuss the maintenance questions. The pilot was counseled to receive additional dual before attempting to operate tail wheel aircraft. He indicated that the aircraft will not be repaired. No pilot deviation and no 8010-11 generated.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: CESSNA N77233, OPERATED BY CHARLES O'DONALD RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND LOWER COWL WHEN IT NOSED OVER DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT AT THE OCEANO AIRPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING A WHEEL LANDING AND TOUCHED THE BRAKES BEFORE THE TAIL WHEEL WAS FIRMLY ON THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND THE PROP MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE LAST THREE INCHES OF THE PROP BLADES TIPS WERE BENT BACK AND THE SPINNER AND LOWER COWL WERE SCRAPED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD OVERSIZED TIRES AND A NON STANDARD TAIL WHEEL. THIS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT. THE OWNER STATED THAT THESE ITEMS WERE INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT WHEN HE PURCHASED IT. THERE WAS ALSO EVIDENCE OF CORROSION AND RUST ON THE AIRFRAME AND OTHER AIRWORTHINESS CONCERNS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTORS WILL CONTACT THE MECHANIC WHO COMPLETED THE RECENT ANNUAL AND DISCUSS THE MAINTENANCE QUESTIONS. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL DUAL BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT. HE INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WILL NOT BE REPAIRED. NO PILOT DEVIATION AND NO 8010-11 GENERATED.