# Accident 20180209002209A: Cessna 140, Keller, TX, February 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 2018, 08:15 local time
- Place: Keller, TX
- Airport: Hillcrest Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9667° N, 97.2753° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9667&lon=-97.2753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2829N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2829N) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 3,316 total, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180209002209A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RWY17. ON CLIMBOUT PIC REACHED OVER HIS LEFT SHOULDER TO TURN ON THE NOISE CANCELLING FEATURE ON HIS HEADSET.  PILOT STATED HE WAS THEN DISTRACTED BY GEESE THAT WERE AT APPROXIMATELY 2'0CLOCK POSITION OFF STARBOARD SIDE, FLYING HIS DIRECTION. (SEVERAL PONDS LOCATED ON AIRPORT SITE). PILOT STATED HE "PUT THE NOSE DOWN SLIGHTLY" AND THEN FELT A JOLT. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT THAT WAS ON FINAL RADIO'D THE PILOT AND TOLD HIM HE HAD "LOST HIS TAILWHEEL". THE PILOT UNDERSTOOD THIS TO MEAN THE WHEEL ITSELF HAD FALLEN OFF. PILOT CIRCLED THE FIELD  AND LANDED WITH OUT INCIDENT, HOWEVER RUDDER WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED ON LANDING.

AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK A LOW (4FT TALL) PERIMETER FENCE BRICK COLUMN.

## 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 GAA18CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA128), Feb 9, 2018: Cessna 140 (N2829N), Keller, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to gain altitude normally in order to avoid a flock of ducks flying overhead during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane striking a fence.

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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