# Accident 20100113027059A: Cessna 140A, Urbana, IL, January 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2010, 23:00 local time
- Place: Urbana, IL
- Airport: Frasca Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1411° N, 88.1922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1411&lon=-88.1922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5353C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5353C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 50 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100113027059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING IN A TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A SNOW BANK AND FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN10CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA095), Jan 13, 2010: Cessna 140A (N5353C), Urbana, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the crosswind 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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