19970806023319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Los Angeles, CA · August 6, 1997

Date: August 6, 1997 · 09:45 local
Place: Los Angeles, CA
Airport: Whiteman Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N76102
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX97LA273
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C858
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 850 total820 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N76102Registered now · Cessna 140S/N 10499 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Landing raised tail for better control. May have hit brakes. Ground looped. Nosed over. No mechanical anomalies. (.19) on August 6, 1997, at 0945 hours pacific daylight time, a Cessna 140, N76102, ground looped during the landing on runway 12 and nosed over at the Whiteman Airport, pacoima, California. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot/owner and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the local personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Whiteman Airport at an unknown time. A federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector from the van nuys, California, flight standards district office, reported that on the landing rollout the pilot attempted to correct his alignment and raised the tail for better control. The aircraft ground looped to the left and nosed over, coming to rest on it's back. The FAA inspector reported that no mechanical discrepancies were found.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING RAISED TAIL FOR BETTER CONTROL. MAY HAVE HIT BRAKES. GROUND LOOPED. NOSED OVER. NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES. (.19) ON AUGUST 6, 1997, AT 0945 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 140, N76102, GROUND LOOPED DURING THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 AND NOSED OVER AT THE WHITEMAN AIRPORT, PACOIMA, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT/OWNER AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE WHITEMAN AIRPORT AT AN UNKNOWN TIME. A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR FROM THE VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA, FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE, REPORTED THAT ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT HIS ALIGNMENT AND RAISED THE TAIL FOR BETTER CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT AND NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST ON IT'S BACK. THE FAA INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND.

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 LAX97LA273Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPacoima, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing.Aug 6, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N76102 · 1

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

Incident 19911025058779IFinal Approach-IFR · Los Angeles, CAPilot became disoriented on ILS approach. Turned in opposite direction from clearance. Assisted to VFR conditions.Oct 25, 1991