# Accident 20130121000759A: Cessna 140, Tucson, AZ, January 21, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2013, 13:50 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1419° N, 111.1744° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1419&lon=-111.1744&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223PE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223PE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,763 total, 207 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130121000759A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR13CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA097), Jan 21, 2013: Cessna 140 (N223PE), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and his excessive application of brakes, which resulted in a noseover.

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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