# Accident 20170328002239A: Cessna 140A, St. Petersburg, FL, March 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2017, 09:18 local time
- Place: St. Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7650° N, 82.6292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7650&lon=-82.6292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7838B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7838B-2018-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,214 total, 32 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170328002239A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 28, 2017, AT 0918 EDT, A CESSNA 140A, N7838B, REGISTERED TO N7838BRAVO, LLC, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY DURING TOUCH AND GO ROLLOUT AT ALBERT WHITTED AIRPORT, ST. PETERSBURG, FL WHILE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND BOTH THE STUDENT PILOT AND CFI WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ALBERT WHITTED ON MARCH 28, 2017, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900.

## 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 GAA17CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA209), Mar 28, 2017: Cessna 140 (N7838B), St. Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction’s overcorrection with rudder during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s…

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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