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FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Independence, OR · February 13, 2016

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Date
February 13, 2016 · 09:30 local
Place
Independence, OR
Airport
Independence State
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3625V
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR16LA068
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C90 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,360 total1,310 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days
N3625VRegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Cessna 140S/N 14896 · Built 1948Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C90 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 reported uneventful approach and landing to rwy 16 at 7S5, but on touchdown noticed aircraft pulled hard to left and was unable to maintain directional control. Aircraft departed runway and ground looped into grass to left of runway causing substantial damage to fuselage. No injury to pilot or passenger. Left main axle found to have broken in half on landing, causing loss of control of aircraft on runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED UNEVENTFUL APPROACH AND LANDING TO RWY 16 AT 7S5, BUT ON TOUCHDOWN NOTICED AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD TO LEFT AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED INTO GRASS TO LEFT OF RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE. NO INJURY TO PILOT OR PASSENGER. LEFT MAIN AXLE FOUND TO HAVE BROKEN IN HALF ON LANDING, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY.

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 WPR16LA068Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIndependence, ORThe failure of the left main landing gear wheel axle due to a fatigue crack.Feb 13, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3625V · 2

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

Accident 19950414048649AFoxworth, MS(-16) On 04/19/95, a phone call was received from the NTSB to inform this office of an aircraft accident that took place on 04/14/95. The alleged accident should have been located in the vicinity of Foxworth, MS. After spending (8) eight or more hours working…Apr 14, 1995 · Substantial damageAccident 19830829045079ATakeoff Ground Roll · Hitchcock, TXTried to depart a narrow mowed area of a grass runway. A wheel caught in tall grass. Aircraft flipped over.Aug 29, 1983 · Substantial damage