# Incident 20061202030029I: Cessna 140, Jackson, MI, December 2, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2006, 11:20 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Airport: Jackson County-Reynolds Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2604° N, 84.4621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACKSON COUNTY/REYNOLDS FLD (JXN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2604&lon=-84.4621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1788N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1788N) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 360 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061202030029I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE FOR RETURN TRIP TO PTK. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SECOND ROUND TRIP, FROM PTK, DELIVERING CHARITY CHRISTMAS GIFTS. AFTER TURNING TO ENTER TAXIWAY, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THE AIRCRAFT'S FAILURE TO ACQUIRE A WEATHER BRIEF PRIOR TO FLIGHT LEFT HIM UNPREPARED FOR WINDY CONDITIONS. A STRONG WIND WAS BLOWING FROM AFT OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES. THE UNEXPECTED STRONG TAIL WIND AT THE SAME TIME AS APPLICATION OF BRAKES COMBINED TO TIP THE AIRCRAFT NOSE OVER. THE TAIL ROSE UNTIL THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE TAXIWAY SURFACE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP.

## Other reports on N1788N (1)

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

- [Accident 19791203035639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791203035639A), Dec 3, 1979: Cessna 140 (N1788N), Romeo, MI, Substantial damage. Acft veered off runway on ldg roll when hit by strong crosswind gust. Acft flipped over in 3 inches of snow.

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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