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FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Lebanon, IN · August 26, 2016

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Date
August 26, 2016 · 15:15 local
Place
Lebanon, IN
Airport
Boone County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2614N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,584 total1,267 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days
N2614NRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2017 · Cessna 140S/N 12874 · Built 1947Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On August 26, 2016, at approximately 3:15 pm eastern daylight time (1915Z), a Cessna 140, N2614N, sustained substantial damage on landing at the Boone County Airport, Lebanon, Indiana, (6I4) when it flipped over on its back. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The aircraft is registered to computer systems flight inc., and operated under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 as a personal, sightseeing flight. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed or required. The flight departed from frankfort, Indiana (fkr) at approximately 3:00 pm EDT (1500Z) with the intention of landing at 6I4.

The pilot stated the aircraft touched down on dry grass, rolled out 400-500 ft and then "hit a puddle." The aircraft slowly tipped over and came to rest on its back.

An examination of the grass field, where the aircraft landed, revealed an oval-shaped area of standing water measuring approximately 25 feet wide and six inches deep. This was invisible, according to the pilot, when he surveyed the airfield.

The existence of the grass strip is local knowledge or a local-use runway. The airport and governing authorities do not report the surface conditions.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 26, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:15 PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (1915Z), A CESSNA 140, N2614N, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON LANDING AT THE BOONE COUNTY AIRPORT, LEBANON, INDIANA, (6I4) WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO COMPUTER SYSTEMS FLIGHT INC., AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 AS A PERSONAL, SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM FRANKFORT, INDIANA (FKR) AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM EDT (1500Z) WITH THE INTENTION OF LANDING AT 6I4.

THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON DRY GRASS, ROLLED OUT 400-500 FT AND THEN "HIT A PUDDLE." THE AIRCRAFT SLOWLY TIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK.

AN EXAMINATION OF THE GRASS FIELD, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, REVEALED AN OVAL-SHAPED AREA OF STANDING WATER MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET WIDE AND SIX INCHES DEEP. THIS WAS INVISIBLE, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN HE SURVEYED THE AIRFIELD.

THE EXISTENCE OF THE GRASS STRIP IS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE OR A LOCAL-USE RUNWAY. THE AIRPORT AND GOVERNING AUTHORITIES DO NOT REPORT THE SURFACE CONDITIONS.