# Accident 20130418006599A: Cessna 140, Lancaster, SC, April 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2013, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8025° N, 80.6800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8025&lon=-80.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76688, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76688-2014-03-04) (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: 325 total, 120 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130418006599A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING FLARE OUT, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE HAD A TAIL WIND FASTER THAN HE HAD ANTICIPATED AND REALIZED THAT HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THERE WERE POWER LINES AND TREES TO CLEAR WHICH IS ESTIMATED TO BE 50 FEET TALL. DURING THE GO-AROUND THE PILOT FAILED TO TURN OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT WHICH CAUSED A REDUCTION IN POWER AND WITH THE TAIL WIND HE RAN OUT OF CLIMB POWER AND CONTINUED TO INCREASE THE ANGLE OF ATTACK UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STALLED.

## 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 ERA13CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA208), Apr 18, 2013: Cessna 140 (N76688), Lancaster, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to land with a tailwind and his failure to turn off the carburetor heat during a go-around, which resulted in degraded engine performance and the airplane’s subsequent collision…

## Other reports on N76688 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060329005029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060329005029A), Mar 29, 2006: Cessna 140 (N76688), Pageland, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC reported that prior to landing he applied a crosswind correction for a crosswind from the left. He touched down in a crab and the airplane veered to…

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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