# Accident 20010520011729A: Cessna 140, Fort Worth, TX, May 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2001, 14:45 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Bourland Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5708° N, 97.5869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5708&lon=-97.5869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77241, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77241-2003-09-03) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010520011729A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON MAY 20, 2001, THE PILOT WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N77241, A CESSNA 170 AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT OWNS THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING "STOP AND GO" LANDINGS. ON THE SECOND LANDING, HE STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN AND SUDDENLY, THE RIGHT WING LIFTED UP. HE COULD NOT BRING IT DOWN WITH THE AIRLERON.  THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS (LEFT AND RIGHT), LEFT GEAR, ENGINE AND COWLING, AND FIREWALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE 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 FTW01LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA122), May 20, 2001: Cessna 140 (N77241), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadvertent ground loop during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind.

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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