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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Malta, OH · March 21, 2010

Date
March 21, 2010 · 18:00 local
Place
Malta, OH
Airport
Pine Ridge
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2082N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total11 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

During the take off run on runway 24 at the Pine Ridge Airport, N2082N took off in ground effect. The pilot stated that he was not able to gain airspeed above 45 mph. Realizing that the he was approaching the end of the runway he decided to pull power and settle back onto the ground. Once he touched down he applied the brakes which, resulted in the aircraft flipping over on it's back.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE TAKE OFF RUN ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE PINE RIDGE AIRPORT, N2082N TOOK OFF IN GROUND EFFECT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GAIN AIRSPEED ABOVE 45 MPH. REALIZING THAT THE HE WAS APPROACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE DECIDED TO PULL POWER AND SETTLE BACK ONTO THE GROUND. ONCE HE TOUCHED DOWN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH, RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING OVER ON IT'S BACK.