20150316004839A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Easton, MD · March 16, 2015

Date: March 16, 2015 · 11:45 local
Place: Easton, MD
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2026V
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA031
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: 607 total28 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N2026VRegistered now · Cessna 140S/N 14297 · Built 1947 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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.

Pilot stated he had performed 3 take off and landings. On the last landing, he stated he was on roll out and the aircraft suddenly pulled to the left and off the runway. The fuselage sustained structual damage at left gear attach point. The left main wheel was destroyed and the tire was off the rim.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE HAD PERFORMED 3 TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS. ON THE LAST LANDING, HE STATED HE WAS ON ROLL OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE LEFT AND OFF THE RUNWAY. THE FUSELAGE SUSTAINED STRUCTUAL DAMAGE AT LEFT GEAR ATTACH POINT. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL WAS DESTROYED AND THE TIRE WAS OFF THE RIM.

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 GAA15CA031Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportEaston, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Mar 16, 2015 · Substantial damage