# Accident 20120621012069A: Cessna 140A, Walnut Ridge, AR, June 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Walnut Ridge, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1247° N, 90.9250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1247&lon=-90.9250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9497A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9497A-2018-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 40 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120621012069A

## Narrative

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

ON JUN 21, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 LOCAL HOURS, N9497A, A CESSNA 140A, SERIAL NUMBER 15318, WAS LANDING AT WALNUT RIDGE REGIONAL AIRPORT IN WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS (KARG) WHEN THE COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT DETECTED A GUST OF WIND LIFTING THE TAIL UPWARD JUST AS HE WAS TOUCHING DOWN.  THE TAIL CONTINUED ITS UPWARD LIFT, CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE PLANE TO SKID INTO AND DOWN THE RUNWAY.  AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST, THE TAIL CONTINUED OVER UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT WAS UPSIDE DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP, ENGINE AND MOUNT, TAIL, COCKPIT GLASS, AND WINGS.  THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A SMALL PRIVATE AIRSTRIP JUST SOUTH OF KARG WITH ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD.  THE PASSENGER WAS  NOT INJURED BUT THE PILOT RECEIVED CUTS TO HIS FOREHEAD AND ELBOW, IN ADDITION TO OPENING A PREVIOUS WOUND ON HIS LEFT HAND. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN12LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA386), Jun 21, 2012: Cessna 140A (N9497A), Walnut Ridge, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after encountering a whirlwind or dust-devil during the landing flare.

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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