19961026045759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Wakefield, VA · October 26, 1996

Date: October 26, 1996 · 16:00 local
Place: Wakefield, VA
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N83N
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD97LA013
Reported as: Cessna 140
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N83NRegistered now · Cessna 140S/N 11607 · 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.

Ground looped during landing roll.

As the FAA filed it

GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD97LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWakefield, VAuncommanded operation of the parking brake, due to a missing tension spring, which resulted in locked brakes and subsequent nose over of the airplane during landing.Oct 26, 1996 · Substantial damage