20000212004641A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140A · Clearwater, FL · February 12, 2000

Date: February 12, 2000 · 14:00 local
Place: Clearwater, FL
Airport: Clearwater Air Park Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5339C
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL00LA025
Reported as: Cessna 140A
Reported engine: Continental O200A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,712 total3,011 in this make and model51 in the last 90 days

N5339CRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2013 · Cessna 140AS/N 15459 · Built 1950 Airframe modelCessna 140A Engine modelContinental C90 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) According to eyewitnesses, the Cessna 152 had landed on runway 16, and was about 1500 feet down the runway when the Cessna 140A landed on top of the Cessna 152, striking the vertical stabilizer and collapsing the right main gear. The Cessna 140A came to rest on its nose. There were wrinkles in the empennage and firewall of the Cessna 140A.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) ACCORDING TO EYEWITNESSES, THE CESSNA 152 HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 16, AND WAS ABOUT 1500 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY WHEN THE CESSNA 140A LANDED ON TOP OF THE CESSNA 152, STRIKING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE CESSNA 140A CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. THERE WERE WRINKLES IN THE EMPENNAGE AND FIREWALL OF THE CESSNA 140A.

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 ATL00LA025Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClearwater, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain visual lookout during flight operations under Visual Flight Rules. A factor is that the pilot was not on the airport radio frequency.Feb 12, 2000 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N757XFCessna 152Accident 20000212004642A · Substantial damage