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FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · Cicero, IN · November 10, 2012

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Date
November 10, 2012 · 10:30 local
Place
Cicero, IN
Airport
Mcgill
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N72271
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total500 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N72271Registration cancelled Oct 20, 2017 · Cessna 140S/N 9448 · Built 1961Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 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 aircraft initially touched down at Mcgill airstrip (18II) approximately 25 yards from the end of the grass strip in a north to south direction with gusting winds from the south to southwest direction. The aircraft encountered a hump in the airstrip at approximately 160 yards from where he initially touched down. The hump in the runway launched the aircraft airborne after bleeding off speed from the original touch down point. The aircraft touched down a second time, at which point the aircraft ground looped at approximately 170 yards from the end of the airstrip. The aircraft then veered left and entered a freshly plowed field to the left of the airstrip causing the aircraft to come to an abrupt stop, nose over and flip upside down. The aircraft came to rest approximately 15 yards off of the east side of the runway upside down. The damage to the aircraft was minor, and primarily to the propeller and engine mount. There was some minor damage to the left wing as well as to the left wing support strut. There was no damage to the fire wall or any other substantial structure or control surfaces.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN AT MCGILL AIRSTRIP (18II) APPROXIMATELY 25 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE GRASS STRIP IN A NORTH TO SOUTH DIRECTION WITH GUSTING WINDS FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A HUMP IN THE AIRSTRIP AT APPROXIMATELY 160 YARDS FROM WHERE HE INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN. THE HUMP IN THE RUNWAY LAUNCHED THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE AFTER BLEEDING OFF SPEED FROM THE ORIGINAL TOUCH DOWN POINT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME, AT WHICH POINT THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AT APPROXIMATELY 170 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT AND ENTERED A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD TO THE LEFT OF THE AIRSTRIP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP, NOSE OVER AND FLIP UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 15 YARDS OFF OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY UPSIDE DOWN. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR, AND PRIMARILY TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE MOUNT. THERE WAS SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AS WELL AS TO THE LEFT WING SUPPORT STRUT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FIRE WALL OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURE OR CONTROL SURFACES.