# Accident 20100710039469A: Cessna 140, Franklin, IN, July 10, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2010, 16:45 local time
- Place: Franklin, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5050° N, 86.0300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5050&lon=-86.0300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72609, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72609) (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 C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 85 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100710039469A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 10, 2010, AT 1645 EDT A CESSNA, C140, N72609 OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, LANDED LONG AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN FRANKLIN, IN.  AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED ONTO ITS NOSE THEN WENT COMPLETLY INVERTED.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT, LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, AND VERTICAL TAIL.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONNEL.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED FROM SHELBYVILLE, IN TO FRANKLIN, IN UNDER VFR CONDITIONS.

## 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 CEN10CA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA387), Jul 10, 2010: Cessna 140 (N72609), Franklin, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown point and excessive braking, which resulted in 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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