# Accident 20001117039459A: Cessna 140, Sacramento, CA, November 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2000, 15:51 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Sacramento Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5105° N, 121.4891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5105&lon=-121.4891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2154V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2154V-2004-04-05) (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 140
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 433 total, 58 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001117039459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 AT SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, SACRAMENTO, CA, HE EXPERIENCED A BAD SHIMMY. AS HE EASED THE CONTROL FORWARD, THE A/C MADE A RIGHT TURN. WHEN A SIDE LOAD WAS PLACED ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, THE LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE A/C. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE A/C WAS CLEARED BY THE NTSB FOR RECOVERY FROM THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO FAA INSPECTION OF A/C. DURING INSPECTION OF THE A/C, A BOLT WAS PRESENTED THAT IS ALLEDGED TO BE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR MOUNTING BOLT P/N:NAS147-59. THIS BOLT WAS PULLED IN HALF. THIS BOLT WAS BADLY NECKED AT THE POINT OF FAILURE AND WAS BENT TO APPROX. 45 DEGREES. THE FAILURE POINT OF THE BOLT SHOWED SIGNS OF A PREVIOUS CRACK. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 17, 2000, AT 1551 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 140, N2154V, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND BENT A WING TIP AND A MAIN GEAR STRUT DURING LANDING AT SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE, OPERATED BY CARTER FLYGARE, INC., AND RENTED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED SACRAMENTO EXECU                                TIVE ABOUT 1445. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW TO NEARBY FRANKLIN AIRPORT TO PRACTICE LANDINGS. HE MADE SEVERAL FULL STOP LANDINGS AND SEVERAL TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. HE RETURNED TO SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE TAIL WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE SHAKING WAS AT A SLOW RATE INITIALLY, AND THEN BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HE STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO EASE OFF ON THE ELEVATOR PRESSURE, BUT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN THE PROCESS AND THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX01LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA044), Nov 17, 2000: Cessna 140 (N2154V), Sacramento, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout.

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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