# Accident 20061123029149A: Cessna 120, Perryville, MO, November 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2006, 11:40 local time
- Place: Perryville, MO
- Airport: Perryville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8686° N, 89.8619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8686&lon=-89.8619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1915N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1915N-2017-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 53 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061123029149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO FLIGHT SERVICE THAT UPON LANDING AT K02 (PERRYVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PERRYVILLE, MO), THE WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 5 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, APPROACHING THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED CORRECTION, BUT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE PAVEMENT AND WENT INTO THE GRAVEL ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE TO ATTEMPT TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK UP ONTO THE PAVEMENT. AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION, THE TAIL SWUNG TO THE LEFT AND THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY STRUCK A CHAIN THAT ATTACHES TO ARRESTING CABLES. THE CHAIN LAYS PARALLEL TO THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, AND AS A RESULT OF CONTACT, THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS BENT AND TWISTED TO THE RIGHT, DAMAGING THE BULKHEAD WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 CHI07CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA031), Nov 23, 2006: Cessna 120 (N1915N), Perryville, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in an overload of the tailwheel attachment structure in the fuselage.

## Other reports on N1915N (2)

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

- [Accident 20170319007809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170319007809A), Mar 19, 2017: Cessna 120 (N1915N), Columbia, IL, Substantial damage. The pilot and his instructor were practicing takeoff and landings in a Cessna C-120 aircraft, for the purpose of the pilot to receive a tail wheel endorsement…
- [Incident 19950702025009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950702025009I), Jul 2, 1995: Cessna 120 (N1915N), Lebanon, IL. Engine quit during cruise. Landed in a field. Found fuel contamination, caused carburetor float valve to stick.

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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