What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Suspect problem on takeoff roll. Elected abort. Tapped brakes too hard. Nosed over. Gusty winds possible factor. (.4)the pilot stated that he was on a take-off roll from runway 22 when something just didn't feel right. He elected to abort the takeoff and 'jumped' on the brakes. The airplane then nosed over onto its back. (-23) on March 27, 1998, at approximately 1730 hrs, N1998N, a Cessna 140 piloted by walter e. bowers, jr., crashed during takeoff run causing substantial damage to the aircraft. Mr. Bowers stated that he was departing from his private grass strip (Darby) located approximately 5 miles ssw of marysville airport on the 190 radial. He was on a pleasure flight with his son onboard. The pilot stated that on takeoff roll he must have tapped the brakes too hard causing the aircraft to nose over and coming to rest on its back there were no injuries.
As the FAA filed it
SUSPECT PROBLEM ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ELECTED ABORT. TAPPED BRAKES TOO HARD. NOSED OVER. GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE FACTOR. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON A TAKE-OFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY 22 WHEN SOMETHING JUST DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT. HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND 'JUMPED' ON THE BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE THEN NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. (-23) ON MARCH 27, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 HRS, N1998N, A CESSNA 140 PILOTED BY WALTER E. BOWERS, JR., CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF RUN CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. MR. BOWERS STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING FROM HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP (DARBY) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SSW OF MARYSVILLE AIRPORT ON THE 190 RADIAL. HE WAS ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT WITH HIS SON ONBOARD. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF ROLL HE MUST HAVE TAPPED THE BRAKES TOO HARD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND COMING TO REST ON ITS BACK THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.