# Accident 20080302833689A: Cessna 140, Dayton, TN, March 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2008, 12:55 local time
- Place: Dayton, TN
- Airport: Mark Anton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4861° N, 84.9311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4861&lon=-84.9311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3536V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3536V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080302833689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDING. FLARED TOO HIGH RESULTING IN EXCESSIVELY HARD LANDING.

## 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 NYC08CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA120), Mar 2, 2008: Cessna 140 (N3536V), Dayton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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