# Accident 20090819048439A: Cessna 140, Fairbanks, AK, August 19, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2009, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.0000° N, 145.0211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.0000&lon=-145.0211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72518, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72518-2013-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 135 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090819048439A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED CHENA MARINA AIRSTRIP FOR A  900 FOOT LONG RIDGETOP STRIP AT ABOUT 4000 FOOT ELEVATION 75 MILES NE OF FAIRBANKS, AK WITH AN INTERMEDIATE STOP AT VAN CURLERS BAR.  UPON LANDING AT THE RIDGETOP STRIP THE PILOT STATED SHE MISJUDGED HER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE STRIP.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT STATED THAT GUSTY WINDS AND DENSITY ALTITUDE MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

## 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 ANC09CA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA085), Aug 20, 2009: Cessna 140 (N72518), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to achieve a proper touchdown point, resulting in an overrun and a nose over.

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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