# Accident 20060329005029A: Cessna 140, Pageland, SC, March 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2006, 14:45 local time
- Place: Pageland, SC
- Airport: Pageland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7419° N, 80.3450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7419&lon=-80.3450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76688, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76688-2014-03-04) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 22 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060329005029A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL06CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA056), Mar 29, 2006: Cessna 140 (N76688), Pageland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing resulting in the airplane veering to the right, colliding with a runway light, and subsequent nose over.

## Other reports on N76688 (1)

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

- [Accident 20130418006599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130418006599A), Apr 18, 2013: Cessna 140 (N76688), Lancaster, SC, Substantial damage. During the landing flare out, the pilot realized that he had a tail wind faster than he had anticipated and realized that he was running out of runway. At this…

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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