# Accident 20060310004069A: Cessna 140, Mesa, AZ, March 10, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2006, 22:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4681° N, 111.7361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4681&lon=-111.7361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89166, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89166-2013-03-11) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 314 total, 13 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060310004069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS DOING A WHEEL LANDING AT FFZ. HE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP THE TAIL WHEEL OFF THE GROUND AS LONG AS POSSIBLE BY MOVING THE STICK TO THE FORWARD POSITION. HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD HIS HEELS ON THE FLOOR AND DIDN'T REALIZE THAT HIS FEET MIGHT HAVE GONE UP AND ON THE TOE BRAKES CAUSING THE THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND COME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED TOO MUCH BRAKING WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLS IN THE FORWARD POSITION. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ABOUT APPLYING BRAKING WITH THE CONTROLS IN THE FORWARD POSITION.

## 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 LAX06CA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA127), Mar 11, 2006: Cessna 140 (N89166), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of the flight controls during landing, which resulted in a nose 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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