20031003026639A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Waterloo, IA · October 3, 2003

Date: October 3, 2003 · 14:46 local
Place: Waterloo, IA
Airport: Waterloo Municipal
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N72701
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA004
Reported as: Cessna 140
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total250 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N72701Registration cancelled May 2, 2007 · Cessna 140S/N 9880 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85 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) Aircraft was attempting to land at the Waterloo, Iowa airport in gusty wind conditions. As the aircraft was at the touchdown point, the pilot initiated a "go around" and the left wing contacted the ground. In the initial climb, the aircraft turned left and impacted the ground. The aircraft received substantial damage, and the pilot received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE WATERLOO, IOWA AIRPORT IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT THE TOUCHDOWN POINT, THE PILOT INITIATED A "GO AROUND" AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. IN THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

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 CHI04LA004Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaterloo, IAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in his failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing. A factor associated with the accident was the strong, gusty wind condition.Oct 3, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N72701 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20011124036879ATakeoff Ground Roll · Gilchrist, TX(.19) On November 24, 2001, at 1020 central standard time, a Cessna 140 single-engine airplane, N72701, was substantially damaged when it impacted an embankment during takeoff from a grass field near Gilchrist, Texas. The aircraft was registered to and…Nov 24, 2001 · Substantial damage