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FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · Laconia, NH · October 31, 2004

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Date
October 31, 2004 · 16:30 local
Place
Laconia, NH
Airport
Laconia Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2318N
Reported as
Cessna 140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total250 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N2318NRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2011 · Cessna 140S/N 12558 · Built 1947Airframe modelCessna 140Engine 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) On 10/31/2004, Mr. Caron, the sole occupant of a Cessna model 140, registration N2318N, was enroute from Massachusetts to newport, VT., his domicile airport. Due to scattered showers ahead, Mr. Caron decided to to terminate his flight in Laconia, NH and continue to VT the next morning. Approximately 1630 hours on short final to rwy 26 at lci, the winds were gusting from the nnw. After landing, and as the speed decelerated to about 30 mph, the tail lowered to the ground. At that time, the wind picked up the right wing. Power was applied to try and straighten the aircraft. The wind pushed the aircraft off the rwy and the aircraft suddenly was on its nose and slowly rolled over on its back. The PIC was not injured. Damage to the aircraft consisted of a bent propeller blade, carburetor air filter and nose cowling damaged, the right wing struts were bent, the top of the vertical fin and rudder damaged, a slight dent in the fuselage near the left wing root and minor dant(s) to the right elevator. There was no structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 10/31/2004, MR. CARON, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF A CESSNA MODEL 140, REGISTRATION N2318N, WAS ENROUTE FROM MASSACHUSETTS TO NEWPORT, VT., HIS DOMICILE AIRPORT. DUE TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD, MR. CARON DECIDED TO TO TERMINATE HIS FLIGHT IN LACONIA, NH AND CONTINUE TO VT THE NEXT MORNING. APPROXIMATELY 1630 HOURS ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 26 AT LCI, THE WINDS WERE GUSTING FROM THE NNW. AFTER LANDING, AND AS THE SPEED DECELERATED TO ABOUT 30 MPH, THE TAIL LOWERED TO THE GROUND. AT THAT TIME, THE WIND PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING. POWER WAS APPLIED TO TRY AND STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT. THE WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RWY AND THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY WAS ON ITS NOSE AND SLOWLY ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A BENT PROPELLER BLADE, CARBURETOR AIR FILTER AND NOSE COWLING DAMAGED, THE RIGHT WING STRUTS WERE BENT, THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER DAMAGED, A SLIGHT DENT IN THE FUSELAGE NEAR THE LEFT WING ROOT AND MINOR DANT(S) TO THE RIGHT ELEVATOR. THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.