# Accident 19970806023319A: Cessna 140, Los Angeles, CA, August 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1997, 09:45 local time
- Place: Los Angeles, CA
- Airport: Whiteman Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2498° N, 118.4109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2498&lon=-118.4109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76102, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76102) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 820 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970806023319A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 LAX97LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA273), Aug 6, 1997: Cessna 140 (N76102), Pacoima, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing.

## Other reports on N76102 (1)

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

- [Incident 19911025058779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911025058779I), Oct 25, 1991: Cessna 140 (N76102), Los Angeles, CA. Pilot became disoriented on ILS approach. Turned in opposite direction from clearance. Assisted to VFR conditions.

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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