# Accident 20010725018819A: Cessna 140, San Luis Obispo, CA, July 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2001, 22:47 local time
- Place: San Luis Obispo, CA
- Airport: San Luis Obispo County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2369° N, 120.6422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2369&lon=-120.6422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2903N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2903N) (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 C8512
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 300 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010725018819A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 25, 2001, ABOUT 1447 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 140, N2903N, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 29 AT THE MCCHESNEY FIELD, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT THAT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE AIRPORT ABOUT 1400. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT HE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL THREE-POINT TOUCHDOWN.  THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT, AND HE APPLIED RUDDER PRESSURE AND ENGINE POWER TO CORRECT FOR THE YAWING MOMENT.  HOWEVER, HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRPLANE.                          (-23) MR. CHARLES O'DONNELL OWNER AND PILOT OF CESSNA 140 N2903N LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING AT SBP AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT OVERTURNED ON THE RUNWAY, MR. O'DONNELL WAS NOT INJURED.            (.4) ON JULY 25, 2001, ABOUT 1447 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 140, N2903N, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER DURING LA NDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 29 AT MCCHESNEY FIELD, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT THAT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE AIRPORT ABOUT 1400. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT HE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL THREE-POINT TOUCHDOWN. THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT, AND HE APPLIED RUDDER PRESSURE AND ENGINE POWER TO CORRECT FOR THE YAWING MOMENT. THE PILOT REPORTED "IT HAPPENED SO FAST I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE EFFECTIVE CORRECTION WITH RUDDER PEDALS." THEREAFTER, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX01LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA260), Jul 25, 2001: Cessna 140 (N2903N), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing that resulted in dragging the wing and nosing over.

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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