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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 120 · Benton, KS · August 11, 1998

Date: August 11, 1998 · 13:30 local
Place: Benton, KS
Airport: Benton Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N76884
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI98LA325
Reported as: Cessna 120
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 762 total17 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N76884Registration cancelled Dec 19, 2003 · Cessna 120S/N 11318 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 120 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(.19)On August 11, 1998, at 0830 central daylight time, a Cessna 120, N76884, operated by a commercial pilot nosed over while landing at the Benton Airport, Benton, Kansas. The pilot and passenter were not injured. The airplane was substantillay damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions withou a flight plan. The flight originated from the jabara airport, wichita, Kansas. (.4)the pilot reported that during a soft field landing the airplane contacted a bump in the terrain at which time he felt the airplane rise up. He stated he applied aft elevator control and used the rudder to maintain directional control. He continued to report he inadvertently applied the brakes while attempting to maintain rudder control. When the airplane came to a stop, the tail lifted and the airplane nosed over. (-23) on landing at a grass strip, the aircraft nosed over and ended up inverted.

As the FAA filed it

(.19)ON AUGUST 11, 1998, AT 0830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 120, N76884, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT NOSED OVER WHILE LANDING AT THE BENTON AIRPORT, BENTON, KANSAS. THE PILOT AND PASSENTER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTILLAY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOU A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE JABARA AIRPORT, WICHITA, KANSAS. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING A SOFT FIELD LANDING THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A BUMP IN THE TERRAIN AT WHICH TIME HE FELT THE AIRPLANE RISE UP. HE STATED HE APPLIED AFT ELEVATOR CONTROL AND USED THE RUDDER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE CONTINUED TO REPORT HE INADVERTENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN RUDDER CONTROL. WHEN THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP, THE TAIL LIFTED AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. (-23) ON LANDING AT A GRASS STRIP, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND ENDED UP INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI98LA325Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBenton, KSthe pilot's inadvertant excessive use of the toe brakes during the landing roll.Aug 11, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N76884 · 1

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

Incident 19950222008519IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Wichita, KSNarrative: on 02-22-95, at approximately 1810L, N76884, a Cessna 120, was doing takeoffs and landings at the Colonel James Jabara Airport (3KM), Wichita, Kansas. On the last landing the student pilot and the flight instructor experienced what they thought was…Feb 22, 1995 · Minor damage