# Accident 20160313009489A: Cessna 140, Chandler, AZ, March 13, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2016, 13:45 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2697° N, 111.8111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2697&lon=-111.8111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89939, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89939-2018-03-08) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,986 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160313009489A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 22L DUE TO SHIFTING WINDS.

AFTER LANDING AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING ROLLOUT.

## 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 GAA16CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA152), Mar 13, 2016: Cessna 140 (N89939), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion, a ground loop, and a collision with an airport sign.

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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