# Accident 19980811029649A: Cessna 120, Benton, KS, August 11, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1998, 13:30 local time
- Place: Benton, KS
- Airport: Benton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7804° N, 97.1001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7804&lon=-97.1001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76884, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76884-2003-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 762 total, 17 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980811029649A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 CHI98LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA325), Aug 11, 1998: Cessna 120 (N76884), Benton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertant excessive use of the toe brakes during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N76884 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950222008519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950222008519I), Feb 22, 1995: Cessna 120 (N76884), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Narrative: on 02-22-95, at approximately 1810L, N76884, a Cessna 120, was doing takeoffs and landings at the Colonel James Jabara Airport (3KM), Wichita,…

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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