20140104021069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Marana, AZ · January 4, 2014

Date
January 4, 2014 · 15:00 local
Place
Marana, AZ
Airport
Marana Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N76463
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14CA090
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
853 total15 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After completion of fourth landing and while at a fast taxi, pilot stated he touched both toe brakes. The airplane began to gradually turn to the right. He corrected the right turn first with left rudder control, then left brake. However, neither action corrected the tightening right hand turn. The airplane encountered the edge of the runway, it nosed down and tilted to the left, substantially damaging the left wing. Pilot described the right brake as"dragging" throughout the accident sequence.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER COMPLETION OF FOURTH LANDING AND WHILE AT A FAST TAXI, PILOT STATED HE TOUCHED BOTH TOE BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO GRADUALLY TURN TO THE RIGHT. HE CORRECTED THE RIGHT TURN FIRST WITH LEFT RUDDER CONTROL, THEN LEFT BRAKE. HOWEVER, NEITHER ACTION CORRECTED THE TIGHTENING RIGHT HAND TURN. THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, IT NOSED DOWN AND TILTED TO THE LEFT, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE LEFT WING. PILOT DESCRIBED THE RIGHT BRAKE AS"DRAGGING" THROUGHOUT THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.