# Accident 20020422009459A: Cessna 140, Powderly, TX, April 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Powderly, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7707° N, 95.5293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7707&lon=-95.5293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89343, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89343) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020422009459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT IN COMMAND JACK DURWENT BURNS AND ONE PASSENGER WERE DEPARTING POWDERLY AIRPORT RUNWAY 18 ON APRIL 22, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 CDT TO CONDUCT A 14 CFR 91 LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT. DURING THE TAKEOFF PHASE, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO TALL GRASS AND SOFT MUD. RAPID DECELERATION CAUSED BY FRICTION BETWEEN THE CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR AND GRASS/MUD CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND COME TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT STATED THE PREVAILING WIND WAS EIGHT KNOTS FROM THE EAST AS DETERMINED FROM A NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCAST. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, RIGHT WING, PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING, ENGINE MOUNT, AND FUSELAGE IN THE WING ATTACH AREAS.

## 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 FTW02LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA126), Apr 22, 2002: Cessna 140 (N89343), Powderly, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in an encounter with muddy terrain and a nose over. Contributing factors to the accident were the 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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