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FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Parma, NY · July 5, 2014

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Date
July 5, 2014 · 12:11 local
Place
Parma, NY
Airport
West Ridge Road Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N76850
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14FA327
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,687 total4 in the last 90 days
N76850Registered now · Cessna 140S/N 11284 · Built 1946Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

At approximately 1211 local time on 7/5/2014, N76850, a 1946 Cessna 140 s/n 11284, was attempting a down wind, right hand quartering tailwind, landing from the north at West Ridge Road Airport (7NK4) a private grass strip. The pilot, privacy data omitted touched down slightly north of the windsock angled toward the southeast as evidenced by tire marks in the grass. Just south of the windsock the tire marks disappear and reappear again south of the intersecting east-west runway with the left tire in the tall weeds east of the runway and the right tire off the runway. The aircraft proceeded into an adjacent wheat field and flipped tail over propeller. The aircraft came to rest upside down on a magnetic compass heading of 356 degrees. privacy data omitted Was found by first responders, expired, hanging upside down, partially out of the 4 point seat belt harness with a head wound. There was no fire. Weather at the time as reported at kroc was 300 at 9KTS gusts to 16KTS. Runway direction is 18 and 36.

As the FAA filed it

AT APPROXIMATELY 1211 LOCAL TIME ON 7/5/2014, N76850, A 1946 CESSNA 140 S/N 11284, WAS ATTEMPTING A DOWN WIND, RIGHT HAND QUARTERING TAILWIND, LANDING FROM THE NORTH AT WEST RIDGE ROAD AIRPORT (7NK4) A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY NORTH OF THE WINDSOCK ANGLED TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST AS EVIDENCED BY TIRE MARKS IN THE GRASS. JUST SOUTH OF THE WINDSOCK THE TIRE MARKS DISAPPEAR AND REAPPEAR AGAIN SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTING EAST-WEST RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT TIRE IN THE TALL WEEDS EAST OF THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT TIRE OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED INTO AN ADJACENT WHEAT FIELD AND FLIPPED TAIL OVER PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON A MAGNETIC COMPASS HEADING OF 356 DEGREES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FOUND BY FIRST RESPONDERS, EXPIRED, HANGING UPSIDE DOWN, PARTIALLY OUT OF THE 4 POINT SEAT BELT HARNESS WITH A HEAD WOUND. THERE WAS NO FIRE. WEATHER AT THE TIME AS REPORTED AT KROC WAS 300 AT 9KTS GUSTS TO 16KTS. RUNWAY DIRECTION IS 18 AND 36.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA14FA327Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportParma, NYThe pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the severity of the pilot's injuries was the failure of the aluminum center safety belt bracket.Jul 5, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N76850 · 1

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

Accident 19900804033749ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Middlesex, NYLanded long and fast on short runway. Ran off end into tall grass and nosed over.Aug 4, 1990 · Substantial damage