# Accident 20030605011599A: Cessna 140A, Grinnell, IA, June 5, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Grinnell, IA
- Airport: Grinnell Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7094° N, 92.7347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7094&lon=-92.7347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5667C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5667C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 644 total, 100 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030605011599A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA157), Jun 5, 2003: Cessna 140A (N5667C), Grinnell, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop. Factors contributing to the accident were the wind gusts and crosswind conditions.

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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