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FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Falls City, NE · July 23, 1998

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Date
July 23, 1998 · 08:30 local
Place
Falls City, NE
Airport
Brenner Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N76601
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA272
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C85*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
525 total247 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days
N76601Registration cancelled Apr 3, 2020 · Cessna 140S/N 11041 · Built 1946Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft experienced directional control loss during landing rollout, acft did a ground loop and went off the end of the rwy, the acft sustained substantial damage, fall city, NE. (-23) pilot lost directional control during landing to runway 32 with a right direct crosswind at 8 knots. (.4) during the tailwheel airplane's landing roll, its left landing gear leg fractured and separated where the entrance step bolt hole goes through the leg. The airplane ground looped to the left. During the ground loop event the pilot's seat belt mounting bracket separated and the pilot was ejected through the left door. The seat belt mount was made from aluminum rather than the steel the manufacturer said it should have been made from. Fracture surfaces on the separated gear leg show a grainy surface texture. All 4 edges had shear lips on them. There was a series of small arrowhead shapes originating from the gear's leading edge and progressing aft to a point about midway between the bolt hole and leading edge.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT EXPERIENCED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOSS DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, ACFT DID A GROUND LOOP AND WENT OFF THE END OF THE RWY, THE ACFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, FALL CITY, NE. (-23) PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING TO RUNWAY 32 WITH A RIGHT DIRECT CROSSWIND AT 8 KNOTS. (.4) DURING THE TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE'S LANDING ROLL, ITS LEFT LANDING GEAR LEG FRACTURED AND SEPARATED WHERE THE ENTRANCE STEP BOLT HOLE GOES THROUGH THE LEG. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT. DURING THE GROUND LOOP EVENT THE PILOT'S SEAT BELT MOUNTING BRACKET SEPARATED AND THE PILOT WAS EJECTED THROUGH THE LEFT DOOR. THE SEAT BELT MOUNT WAS MADE FROM ALUMINUM RATHER THAN THE STEEL THE MANUFACTURER SAID IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE FROM. FRACTURE SURFACES ON THE SEPARATED GEAR LEG SHOW A GRAINY SURFACE TEXTURE. ALL 4 EDGES HAD SHEAR LIPS ON THEM. THERE WAS A SERIES OF SMALL ARROWHEAD SHAPES ORIGINATING FROM THE GEAR'S LEADING EDGE AND PROGRESSING AFT TO A POINT ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE BOLT HOLE AND LEADING EDGE.

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 CHI98LA272Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFalls City, NEthe main landing gear leg fracturing and separating from the portion mounted to the fuselage for undetermined reasons.Jul 23, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N76601 · 1

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

Accident 19740617016849AFinal Approach · Papillion, NEAcft touched fence prior to t/d.lndd short of rwy struck ditch drg roll out.Jun 17, 1974 · Substantial damage