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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Farmington, NM · May 28, 1999

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Date
May 28, 1999 · 11:05 local
Place
Farmington, NM
Airport
Four Corners Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N89586
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN99LA088
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C8512
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
73 total40 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days
N89586Registered now · Cessna 140S/N 8629 · Built 1946Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)On may 28, 1999, approximately 1105 mountain daytight time, a Cessna 140, N89586, registered to and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during takeoff at Four Corners Regional Airport, Farmington, new Mexico. The student pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight was originating when the accident occurred. According to the pilot, he raised the tail for takoff at an indicted airspeed of 35 mph. The nose of the airplane pulled to the right and he over corrected with left rudder. The airplane departed the left side of the runway and struck the 5,000 foot marker. The right main landing gear buckled and the right wing contacted the ground, causing substantial wing damage. An FAA inspector examined the airplane and found no evidence of mechanical failure or malfunction. At the time of the accident the wind was variable at 5 knots. Althought the pilot reported he had accumulated 73 hours total flight time, 40 hours of which were in the Cessna 140, he had acquired only 3 hou rs of pilot in command time, all of which were in the airplane make and model. (-23)student pilot states the following: "at about 35 mph, I raised the tailwheel and immediately thr nose of the aircraft was pulled to the right severely. I applied left rudder and overcorrected causing the plane to leave the runway and strike the 5000 foot marker. This caused the right gear to fail and the prop to strike. The plane spun to the right and came to a stop. No injuries were received, but damage to the gear, prop and right wing occured." An inspector from the abq. FSDO gaine daccess to the aircraft on 6/4/99. Damage was listed as follows: right wing tip damaged, right wing wrinkled at the attached point next to the fuselage, engine cowl wrinkled on right side, firewall damaged on the right side as the engine was "pushed in", right gear impacted under the passenger seat creating a large cavity, wrinkles aft of right door.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)ON MAY 28, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1105 MOUNTAIN DAYTIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 140, N89586, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF AT FOUR CORNERS REGIONAL AIRPORT, FARMINGTON, NEW MEXICO. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ABOARD, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE RAISED THE TAIL FOR TAKOFF AT AN INDICTED AIRSPEED OF 35 MPH. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND HE OVER CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE 5,000 FOOT MARKER. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BUCKLED AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL WING DAMAGE. AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WIND WAS VARIABLE AT 5 KNOTS. ALTHOUGHT THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD ACCUMULATED 73 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME, 40 HOURS OF WHICH WERE IN THE CESSNA 140, HE HAD ACQUIRED ONLY 3 HOU RS OF PILOT IN COMMAND TIME, ALL OF WHICH WERE IN THE AIRPLANE MAKE AND MODEL. (-23)STUDENT PILOT STATES THE FOLLOWING: "AT ABOUT 35 MPH, I RAISED THE TAILWHEEL AND IMMEDIATELY THR NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SEVERELY. I APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND OVERCORRECTED CAUSING THE PLANE TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY AND STRIKE THE 5000 FOOT MARKER. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT GEAR TO FAIL AND THE PROP TO STRIKE. THE PLANE SPUN TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO A STOP. NO INJURIES WERE RECEIVED, BUT DAMAGE TO THE GEAR, PROP AND RIGHT WING OCCURED." AN INSPECTOR FROM THE ABQ. FSDO GAINE DACCESS TO THE AIRCRAFT ON 6/4/99. DAMAGE WAS LISTED AS FOLLOWS: RIGHT WING TIP DAMAGED, RIGHT WING WRINKLED AT THE ATTACHED POINT NEXT TO THE FUSELAGE, ENGINE COWL WRINKLED ON RIGHT SIDE, FIREWALL DAMAGED ON THE RIGHT SIDE AS THE ENGINE WAS "PUSHED IN", RIGHT GEAR IMPACTED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT CREATING A LARGE CAVITY, WRINKLES AFT OF RIGHT DOOR.

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 DEN99LA088Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFarmington, NMThe pilot's excessive use of rudder while attempting to correct for loss of directional control. Factors were the pilot's loss of directional control, and his lack of experience in the type of airplane.May 28, 1999 · Substantial damage