# Accident 20130708012259A: Cessna 120, Lakeville, MN, July 8, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2013, 09:30 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6278° N, 93.2281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6278&lon=-93.2281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2693N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2693N-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 7 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA400) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130708012259A

## Narrative

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

CFI WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION TO A PRIVATE PILOT WHO WAS ON HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT.

DURING THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT BY THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE TAILWHEEL STRUCK FIRST, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE SLIGHTLY.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE A 3 POINT LANDING AND BEGAN TO SWERVE LEFT AND RIGHT.

THE CFI LET THE AIRCRAFT SWERVE TO GAUGE THE PRIVATE PILOT'S CORRECTIVE ACTION.  WHEN THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT CORRECTIONS BEING MADE, THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  HE BELIEVES THE PRIVATE PILOT THEN INADVERTANTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES.

THE BRAKE APPLICATION CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO STOP SUDDENLY AND TIP FORWARD ONTO ITS NOSE AND SUBSEQUENTLY ONTO ITS BACK.  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE TWO COCKPIT DOORS.

## 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 CEN13CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA400), Jul 8, 2013: Cessna 120 (N2693N), Lakeville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's excessive application of the brakes during the landing roll and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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