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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140A · Quincy, FL · May 26, 2011

Date
May 26, 2011 · 11:00 local
Place
Quincy, FL
Airport
Quincy Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1137D
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA322
Reported as
Cessna 140A
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

privacy data omitted, Earlier that morning, purchased this aircraft. privacy data omitted Wanted to conduct three take off's & landings. The passenger, privacy data omitted (commercial pilot), was going along to give pointers as a former Cessna 140 owner. privacy data omitted Lost control of the aircraft about 200 feet into the take off roll when privacy data omitted took the controls. The aircraft departed runway 32 to the right. The propeller struck the ground and the left wing struck the ground. The left main landing gear assembly bent back, approximately 180 degrees, toward the rear of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EARLIER THAT MORNING, PURCHASED THIS AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WANTED TO CONDUCT THREE TAKE OFF'S & LANDINGS. THE PASSENGER, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (COMMERCIAL PILOT), WAS GOING ALONG TO GIVE POINTERS AS A FORMER CESSNA 140 OWNER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 200 FEET INTO THE TAKE OFF ROLL WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK THE CONTROLS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 32 TO THE RIGHT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY BENT BACK, APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES, TOWARD THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.