# Accident 20070426007839A: Cessna 140, Winner, SD, April 26, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2007, 18:00 local time
- Place: Winner, SD
- Airport: Winner Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3903° N, 99.8422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3903&lon=-99.8422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72953, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72953) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070426007839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 26, 2007, N72953, A CESSNA 140 WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOS ON THE GRASS STRIP, AT BOB WILEY FIELD IN WINNER, SD. ON LANDING THE PILOT EITHER APPLIED THE BRAKES OR PUSHED FORWARD ON THE CONTROLS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER.

## 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 CHI07CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA122), Apr 27, 2007: Cessna 140 (N72953), Winner, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of braking during the landing roll, causing the aircraft to 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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