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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Pageland, SC · March 29, 2006

Date
March 29, 2006 · 14:45 local
Place
Pageland, SC
Airport
Pageland Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N76688
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL06CA056
Reported as
Cessna 140
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total22 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) PIC reported that prior to landing he applied a crosswind correction for a crosswind from the left. He touched down in a crab and the airplane veered to the right. He lost directional control of the airplane and it went off the right side of the runway striking a runway light in the grass. The airplane nosed over inverted and came to a complete stop. The pilot stated he exited the airplane unassisted and without injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC REPORTED THAT PRIOR TO LANDING HE APPLIED A CROSSWIND CORRECTION FOR A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. HE TOUCHED DOWN IN A CRAB AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND IT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT IN THE GRASS. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER INVERTED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PILOT STATED HE EXITED THE AIRPLANE UNASSISTED AND WITHOUT INJURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N76688 · 1

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