# Accident 19990925047349A: Cessna 140A, Tyler, TX, September 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1999, 10:00 local time
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Airport: Tyler Pounds Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3193° N, 95.3001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3193&lon=-95.3001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76731, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76731) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 127 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990925047349A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LANDING HIS TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE ON AN ASPHALT RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT WHEN HE RELEASED BRAKE PRESSURE, THE LEFT BRAKE REMAINED ENGAGED, PULLING THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  HE APPLIED THE RIGHT BRAKE TO COMPENSATE.  WHEN THE AIRPLANE SLOWED, IT NOSED DOWN.                                   (-23) PILOT COMPLETED NORMAL DEPARTURE FROM TYR AIRPORT. FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES. COMPLETED NORMAL LANDING AT TYR AIRPORT ON RWY 13. DURING ROLLOUT ACFT STARTED VEERING LEFT. PILOT STATED ACFT FELT AS IF LEFT BRAKE WAS DRAGGING. PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO KEEP ACFT ON RUNWAY. AS ACFT SLOWED TO NOSED OVER ONTO NOSE OF ACFT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 FTW99LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA268), Sep 25, 1999: Cessna 140A (N76731), Tyler, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The locked left brake, which made normal braking impossible, and resulted in the airplane nosing down.

## Other reports on N76731 (1)

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

- [Accident 19801020057779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801020057779A), Oct 20, 1980: Cessna 140 (N76731), Sunbury, OH, Substantial damage. Wheel landed in farm field. Hit soft spot & brakes at same time. Airplane nosed over.

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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