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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Levant, ME · September 6, 2010

Date: September 6, 2010 · 10:50 local
Place: Levant, ME
Airport: Airort Name
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3650V
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA10CA469
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C90 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,610 total22 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N3650VRegistration cancelled Aug 13, 2013 · Cessna 140S/N 14921 · Built 1948 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot was attmpting touch and go on a private grass strip in Levant Maine. According to a witness, the aircraft touched down over halfway down the up-sloped, 2300 foot grass runway 27. The aircraft was slow to gain altitude on take off and it "wavered left and right" before the left wing struck the ground near the end of the field. The fuselage, firewall, left wing and elevator sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS ATTMPTING TOUCH AND GO ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN LEVANT MAINE. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN OVER HALFWAY DOWN THE UP-SLOPED, 2300 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY 27. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW TO GAIN ALTITUDE ON TAKE OFF AND IT "WAVERED LEFT AND RIGHT" BEFORE THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND NEAR THE END OF THE FIELD. THE FUSELAGE, FIREWALL, LEFT WING AND ELEVATOR SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 ERA10CA469Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportLevant, METhe pilot's failure to obtain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Sep 6, 2010 · Substantial damage