# Accident 20030610037399A: Cessna 140A, Goose Bay, AK, June 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2003, 21:00 local time
- Place: Goose Bay, AK
- Airport: Goose Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3944° N, 149.8456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3944&lon=-149.8456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9667A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9667A) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 250 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030610037399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. DEFORD WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD, FULL STOP LANDINGS AT THE GOOSE BAY, AK AIRSTRIP. MR. DEFORD STATED THAT ON HIS FINAL LANDING, HE APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKE PRESSURE WHILE THE TAIL WAS STILL WELL OFF THE RUNWAY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE IMMEDIATE REACTION TO HIS EXCESSIVE BRAKING WAS FOR THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP UP AND OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC03LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA058), Jun 11, 2003: Cessna 140A (N9667A), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll of a short field landing, which resulted in the airplane 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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