# Accident 20140515007519A: Cessna 120, Colville, WA, May 15, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2014, 15:40 local time
- Place: Colville, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5439° N, 117.8839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5439&lon=-117.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2642N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2642N) (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 0-200-A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 40 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140515007519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED CAUSING

DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND WING.

## 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 WPR14CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA192), May 15, 2014: Cessna 120 (N2642N), Colville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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