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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Mesquite, NV · May 10, 2009

Date: May 10, 2009 · 12:35 local
Place: Mesquite, NV
Airport: Mesquite
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N73017
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09LA236
Reported as: Cessna 140
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,250 total150 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N73017Registration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Cessna 140S/N 10222 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental 0-200 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) During landing rollout transitioning from runway 01 at K67L the aircraft experienced an uncontrolled left turn exiting the runway and taxiway environment. The pilot was unsuccessful in countering the turn with use of left rudder and the aircraft continued to veer left. The pilot then executed full left rudder in order to avoid proceeding into a drainage culvert that the aircraft path of travel was in line with. The resulting "fishtail" of the aircraft kept the aircraft from proceeding into the drainage culvert however the empenage contacted the cement edge of the culvert and was substantially damaged. The passengers exited the aircraft without assistance via their respective doors without injury. Three witnesses helped push the aircraft back to a tie down area where it secured. The aircraft rolled freely on the two main gears however the tail wheel attachment bar had been bent during the accident sequence and therefore did not swivel freely. Inspectors statement attached.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING ROLLOUT TRANSITIONING FROM RUNWAY 01 AT K67L THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTROLLED LEFT TURN EXITING THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY ENVIRONMENT. THE PILOT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN COUNTERING THE TURN WITH USE OF LEFT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT. THE PILOT THEN EXECUTED FULL LEFT RUDDER IN ORDER TO AVOID PROCEEDING INTO A DRAINAGE CULVERT THAT THE AIRCRAFT PATH OF TRAVEL WAS IN LINE WITH. THE RESULTING "FISHTAIL" OF THE AIRCRAFT KEPT THE AIRCRAFT FROM PROCEEDING INTO THE DRAINAGE CULVERT HOWEVER THE EMPENAGE CONTACTED THE CEMENT EDGE OF THE CULVERT AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE VIA THEIR RESPECTIVE DOORS WITHOUT INJURY. THREE WITNESSES HELPED PUSH THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO A TIE DOWN AREA WHERE IT SECURED. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED FREELY ON THE TWO MAIN GEARS HOWEVER THE TAIL WHEEL ATTACHMENT BAR HAD BEEN BENT DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE AND THEREFORE DID NOT SWIVEL FREELY. INSPECTORS STATEMENT ATTACHED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR09LA236Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMesquite, NVThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing resulting from binding of the left wheel's brake actuating system for an undetermined reason.May 10, 2009 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N73017 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20030504009559INormal Cruise · Bowdoinham, ME(-23) On may 4th 2003 at approximately 0830 Mr. Mark elkhorn a private pilot of a Cessna 140, after flying for aobut one hour was forced to make an emergency landing in a field off cedar point road in Bowdoinham Maine due to "low oil pressure indication".…May 4, 2003 · Minor damage