20191216021579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Lancaster, CA · December 16, 2019

Date
December 16, 2019 · 14:45 local
Place
Lancaster, CA
Airport
William J Fox Field
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4098N
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR20CA045
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
9,840 total105 in this make and model65 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was taxiing for takeoff, heading west on alpha with a gusty east tailwind. As a resu.t of the sudden application of brakes, the aircraft suddenly nosed over, onto its back.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF, HEADING WEST ON ALPHA WITH A GUSTY EAST TAILWIND. AS A RESU.T OF THE SUDDEN APPLICATION OF BRAKES, THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY NOSED OVER, ONTO ITS BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.