# Accident 20031003026639A: Cessna 140, Waterloo, IA, October 3, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2003, 14:46 local time
- Place: Waterloo, IA
- Airport: Waterloo Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5619° N, 92.4006° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5619&lon=-92.4006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72701, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72701-2007-05-02) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031003026639A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI04LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA004), Oct 3, 2003: Cessna 140 (N72701), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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,…

## Other reports on N72701 (1)

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

- [Accident 20011124036879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011124036879A), Nov 24, 2001: Cessna 140 (N72701), Gilchrist, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 24, 2001, at 1020 central standard time, a Cessna 140 single-engine airplane, N72701, was substantially damaged when it impacted an…

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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