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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Weir, TX · February 19, 2000

Date: February 19, 2000 · 14:45 local
Place: Weir, TX
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N76190
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW00LA085
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C8512
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 889 total824 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N76190Registered now · Cessna 140S/N 10587 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On feb. 19, 2000, at 1530 hours, a Cessna 140, N76190, owned and operated byprivacy data omittedstruck terrain during an aborted take off. VFR flight conditions prevailed. The a/c sustained substantial damage and the pilot sustained minor injuries. The pilot,privacy data omitted the flight originated at the owner's Private field in Weir, TX. (.4)the pilot attempted to takeoff from his Private 1,600-foot grass airstrip (runway 18) with a 'strong' tailwind. The pilot stated that the winds were from 360 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots, and were stronger than he anticipated. He aborted the takeoff prior to the airplane becoming airborne at approximately the midpoint of the runway. During the aborted takeoff, the pilot initiated a right turn to avoid a fence at the departure end of the runway. The airplane skidded left, the left main gear collapsed, and the airplane departed the right side of the runway coming to rest upright in a grass field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEB. 19, 2000, AT 1530 HOURS, A CESSNA 140, N76190, OWNED AND OPERATED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^STRUCK TERRAIN DURING AN ABORTED TAKE OFF. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE OWNER'S PRIVATE FIELD IN WEIR, TX. (.4)THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM HIS PRIVATE 1,600-FOOT GRASS AIRSTRIP (RUNWAY 18) WITH A 'STRONG' TAILWIND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 360 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS, AND WERE STRONGER THAN HE ANTICIPATED. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF PRIOR TO THE AIRPLANE BECOMING AIRBORNE AT APPROXIMATELY THE MIDPOINT OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE ABORTED TAKEOFF, THE PILOT INITIATED A RIGHT TURN TO AVOID A FENCE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED LEFT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST UPRIGHT IN A GRASS FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW00LA085Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWeir, TXThe delayed aborted takeoff by the pilot. Factors were the pilot's intentional ground loop/swerve and the tail wind.Feb 19, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N76190 · 1

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

Accident 20220514006229ALanding: Rollout · Estancia, NMOn may 14, 2022, at 0930 MDT, N76190, a Cessna aircraft company model CE-140, single engine airplane,[privacy data omitted] was on a personal cross country flight from mid valley airpark, los lunas, new Mexico to Estancia municipal airport, Estancia, new…May 14, 2022 · Substantial damage