# Accident 20190612006719A: Cessna 140, Independence, OR, June 12, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2019, 14:30 local time
- Place: Independence, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8672° N, 123.1983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8672&lon=-123.1983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73053, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73053-2022-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,879 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190612006719A

## Narrative

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

ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2019, A CESSNA 140, REGISTERED AS N73053, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT INDEPENDENCE STATE AIRPORT (7S5) IN INDEPENDENCE, OREGON.  THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HIS STUDENT CONDUCTED A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 34.  HE EXPLAINED THAT THEY DECIDED TO COAST TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO EXIT INSTEAD OF GETTING ON THE BRAKES TO MAKE AN EARLIER TAXIWAY.

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT ANY RUDDER OR BRAKE INPUT BY INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT.  THE CREW WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY SLID/SPUN.  AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT THE CREW NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AT THE AXEL.

## 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 WPR19LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA169), Jun 12, 2019: Cessna 140 (N73053), Independence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the right landing gear axle, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll.

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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