# Accident 20081224854879A: Cessna 140, Highmore, SD, December 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2008, 13:15 local time
- Place: Highmore, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4117° N, 99.3531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4117&lon=-99.3531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89418 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081224854879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 24, 2008 AT 1315 A CESSNA 140 WAS COMING IN TO LAND AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ABOUT 12 SE OF HIGHMORE, SD.  THE PILOT WAS COMING IN TOO FAST AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING.  HE TRIED TO CONTINUE THE LANDING ATTEMPT AND HIT A FINGER DRIFT OF SNOW ON THE RUNWAY.  HE THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT, WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, HIT A SNOW BANK, AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.  THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RUDDER, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.  THE PILOT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.  THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CEN09CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA112), Dec 24, 2008: Cessna 140 (N89418), Highmore, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the flare while landing in deep 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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