# Accident 20150316004839A: Cessna 140, Easton, MD, March 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2015, 11:45 local time
- Place: Easton, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7975° N, 76.0719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7975&lon=-76.0719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2026V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2026V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 607 total, 28 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150316004839A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA15CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA031), Mar 16, 2015: Cessna 140 (N2026V), Easton, MD, 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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