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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140A · Grinnell, IA · June 5, 2003

Date: June 5, 2003 · 13:30 local
Place: Grinnell, IA
Airport: Grinnell Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5667C
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA157
Reported as: Cessna 140A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 644 total100 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

N5667CRegistered now · Cessna 140AS/N 15623 · Built 1950 Airframe modelCessna 140A Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated that after touchdown at Grinnell Municipal Airport, Grinnell, Iowa, the aircraft started to veer off and he then lost directional control. The aircraft then flipped over to the inverted position. The pilot and passenger were not injured. Pilot records indicate that the pilot was current in the make and model, as well as in possession of a current medical certificate. The passenger (Mr. George adkins, a pilot, was requested to send a witness statement). Aircraft damage was determined to be substantial.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN AT GRINNELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GRINNELL, IOWA, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER OFF AND HE THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED OVER TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. PILOT RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE PILOT WAS CURRENT IN THE MAKE AND MODEL, AS WELL AS IN POSSESSION OF A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE PASSENGER (MR. GEORGE ADKINS, A PILOT, WAS REQUESTED TO SEND A WITNESS STATEMENT). AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL.

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 CHI03LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrinnell, IAThe pilot's inadvertent ground loop. Factors contributing to the accident were the wind gusts and crosswind conditions.Jun 5, 2003 · Substantial damage