# Accident 20180726018079A: Cessna 140, Healdsburg, CA, July 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2018, 12:30 local time
- Place: Healdsburg, CA
- Airport: Healdsburg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6528° N, 122.8986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6528&lon=-122.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1902V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1902V-2020-07-10) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA455) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180726018079A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 140 N1902V TOOK OFF FROM SANTA ROSA, CA. AIRPORT AND PILOT WAS FLYING TO HEALDSBURG AIRPORT.

PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 13, PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AT OR BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BRAKED AND FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF RUNWAY.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ENTIRE NOSE SECTION, LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE NOSE SECTION AND EMPENNAGE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

THE AIRCRAFT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INJURED.

## 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 GAA18CA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA455), Jul 26, 2018: Cessna 140 (N1902V), Healdsburg, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper brake application during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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