20130121000759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Tucson, AZ · January 21, 2013

Date: January 21, 2013 · 13:50 local
Place: Tucson, AZ
Airport: Ryan
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N223PE
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13CA097
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,763 total207 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N223PERegistered now · Cessna 140S/N 9336 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine 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.

On 01-21-13 at 1350 hours MST N223PE, a Cessna C140, landed at Ryan airfield (ryn), Tucson, Arizona. On the roll out after landing pilot felt the tail wheel shuttering so he applied forward pressure on the yoke and applied brakes to exit runway, the aircraft flipped coming to rest upside down on the center line of runway 33.

The aircraft had visible damage to the vertical stabilizer/rudder, engine cowling, left wing strut, fuselage and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

ON 01-21-13 AT 1350 HOURS MST N223PE, A CESSNA C140, LANDED AT RYAN AIRFIELD (RYN), TUCSON, ARIZONA. ON THE ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING PILOT FELT THE TAIL WHEEL SHUTTERING SO HE APPLIED FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE YOKE AND APPLIED BRAKES TO EXIT RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON THE CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 33.

THE AIRCRAFT HAD VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER/RUDDER, ENGINE COWLING, LEFT WING STRUT, FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER.

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 WPR13CA097Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTucson, AZThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and his excessive application of brakes, which resulted in a noseover.Jan 21, 2013 · Substantial damage