# Accident 20070817018229A: Cessna 140, Grant, NE, August 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2007, 14:10 local time
- Place: Grant, NE
- Airport: Grant Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8714° N, 101.7328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8714&lon=-101.7328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89492, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89492) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070817018229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 17, 2007 AT 16:10 MST, A CESSNA 140, N89492 ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 15 AT GRANT MUNCIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING ROLL OUT A CROSSWIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO WINDMILL APPROXIMATELY 75 DEGREES PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. WHILE TRYING TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. OGA METAR AT 2210Z REPORTED WIND 100 AT 8 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI07CA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA274), Aug 17, 2007: Cessna 140 (N89492), Grant, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. Contributing factors were the crosswind, gust, and ditch.

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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