# Accident 19990419003839A: Cessna 140A, Dallas, GA, April 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1999, 10:00 local time
- Place: Dallas, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 33.9098° N, 84.8292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9098&lon=-84.8292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9462A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990419003839A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED LONG, RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY, AND FLIPPED OVER. (-23)DURING LANDING ON AN UNFAMILIAR RUNWAY THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN LONG.  BECAUSE OF THE UPHILL SLOPE IN THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO A SAFE AIRSPEED FOR A GO-AROUND.  IT IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TURNED OVER ON ITS BACK.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  NEITHER PILOT WAS INJURED.

## 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 ATL99LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA073), Apr 19, 1999: Cessna 140A (N9462A), Dallas, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain/landing area for a short field landing, and his delay in executing a go-around.

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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