# Accident 20200526007179A: Cessna 140, Appleton, WI, May 26, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2020, 09:23 local time
- Place: Appleton, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2564° N, 88.5200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2564&lon=-88.5200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90023, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90023-2021-10-18) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 228 total, 53 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200526007179A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 26, 2020 A CESSNA 140, N90023 DEPARTED APPLETON WI FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 RULES. AFTER TAKE-OFF, THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO STOUGHTON WI  WHERE HE PRACTICED THREE LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS ON A GRASS RUNWAY. UPON RETURN TO APPLETON THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER TAIL OVER NOSE DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT ON  SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 21. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE FLIGHT.

## 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 CEN20CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA194), May 26, 2020: Cessna 140 (N90023), Appleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while landing a tailwheel airplane.

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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