# Accident 20180817014349A: Cessna 140, Hayes Center, NE, August 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2018, 09:45 local time
- Place: Hayes Center, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4936° N, 101.0431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4936&lon=-101.0431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4102N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4102N) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 83 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA495) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180817014349A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 17, 2018, APPROXIATELY 0945 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 140 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRFIELD THREE MILES SOUTHWEST OF HAYES CENTER, NEBRASKA.  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN, THE PILOT DEPARTED WALLACE, NEBRASKA (K64V) FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT TO OBSERVE AGRICULTURAL CROPS.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO FLY INTO A PRIVATE AIRPORT TO RELEIVE HIMSELF OF PHYSICOLOGICAL NEEDS.  THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO LAND NORTH ON THE BUFFALO GRASS COVERED FIELD.  THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT A LOWER THAN NORMAL ALTITUDE.  THE APPROACH TO THE FIELD WAS A STEEPER GRADIENT THAN THE STANDARD THREE DEGREES.  THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE COULD SALVAGE THE SITUTATION.  UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR CENTERLINE.  UPON THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND THE PILOT DID NOT APPLY RIGHT RUDDER QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE LEFT WING HITTING CORN STALKS THAT WAS ALONG SIDE THE GRASS RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS "SUCKED" INTO THE CORN CREATING LEADING EDGE DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND REMOVING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE WEATHER AT PRIVATE AIRFIELD WAS VFR AND CALM WINDS.

## 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 GAA18CA495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA495), Aug 17, 2018: Cessna 140 (N4102N), Hayes Center, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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