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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · Spokane, WA · July 27, 2007

Date: July 27, 2007
Place: Spokane, WA
Airport: Felts Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N76512
Reported as: Cessna 140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 108 total91 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N76512Registered now · Cessna 140S/N 10944 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) On July 27, 2007 at approximately 0954 hours, this aircraft tipped over on its nose following heavy braking after landing. This aircraft had landed on runway 21L, had been cleared for a 'stop and go', and had landed farther down the runway than usual. The pilot stated that he was using more than his normal braking to get the aircraft stopped so as to have enough room to take off again. At approximately 20 to 30 miles per hour, excess braking was applied which caused the aircraft to 'nose over'. There were no scrape marks on the damaged cowling indicating forward motion had ceased once the aircraft had came to rest on its nose. Damage was limited to the lower cowling, the propeller, and subsequent required inspection of the engine for sudden stoppage. There were no injuries to the pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft. There was no pre- or post-crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 27, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 0954 HOURS, THIS AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE FOLLOWING HEAVY BRAKING AFTER LANDING. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 21L, HAD BEEN CLEARED FOR A 'STOP AND GO', AND HAD LANDED FARTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY THAN USUAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS USING MORE THAN HIS NORMAL BRAKING TO GET THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED SO AS TO HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO TAKE OFF AGAIN. AT APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR, EXCESS BRAKING WAS APPLIED WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO 'NOSE OVER'. THERE WERE NO SCRAPE MARKS ON THE DAMAGED COWLING INDICATING FORWARD MOTION HAD CEASED ONCE THE AIRCRAFT HAD CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LOWER COWLING, THE PROPELLER, AND SUBSEQUENT REQUIRED INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE FOR SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO PRE- OR POST-CRASH FIRE.