# Accident 19961003030849A: Cessna 140A, Allegan, MI, October 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1996, 14:10 local time
- Place: Allegan, MI
- Airport: Padgham Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5210° N, 85.8407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5210&lon=-85.8407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5393C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5393C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 146 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961003030849A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF SIE OF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER AFTER LANDING. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED SLIGHTLY DURING THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 10.  THE AIRPLANE THEN GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT REPORTED LOCAL WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTH AT 6 KNOTS.                                                            (-23) LANDING ON RUNWAY 10, PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 CHI97LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA001), Oct 3, 1996: Cessna 140A (N5393C), Allegan, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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