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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · San Jose, CA · March 8, 2001

Date: March 8, 2001 · 09:50 local
Place: San Jose, CA
Airport: San Jose International
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N77J
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX01LA111
Reported as: Cessna 140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N77JRegistered now · Cessna 140S/N 11489 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85-12Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23)A student pilot was engaged in solo touch and go landing practice on the 5th or 6th landing, the student bounced the aircraft and when he brought it back down he lost directional control of the aircraft. The left landing gear departed the aircraft during the ground loop and ended up under the firewall and exited under the right side of the aircraft. It was not determined if the intiial contact with the runway caused the landing gear failure, or the subsequent ground loop manuever. (.19) on March 8, 2001, at 0933 hours PST, a Cessna 140, N77J, was substantially damaged during a landing ground loop at San Jose International Airport, San Jose, CA. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The local area instructional flight was operated under 14 CFR part 91 by ames flying club. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed San Jose about 0900.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)A STUDENT PILOT WAS ENGAGED IN SOLO TOUCH AND GO LANDING PRACTICE ON THE 5TH OR 6TH LANDING, THE STUDENT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT AND WHEN HE BROUGHT IT BACK DOWN HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE GROUND LOOP AND ENDED UP UNDER THE FIREWALL AND EXITED UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED IF THE INTIIAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY CAUSED THE LANDING GEAR FAILURE, OR THE SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP MANUEVER. (.19) ON MARCH 8, 2001, AT 0933 HOURS PST, A CESSNA 140, N77J, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING GROUND LOOP AT SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SAN JOSE, CA. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 BY AMES FLYING CLUB. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SAN JOSE ABOUT 0900.

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 LAX01LA111Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Jose, CAThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing.Mar 8, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N77J · 1

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

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