# Accident 20201030021669A: Cessna 140, Edinburg, TX, October 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2020, 15:00 local time
- Place: Edinburg, TX
- Airport: Edinburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4417° N, 98.1222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4417&lon=-98.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76933, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76933) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 27 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201030021669A

## Narrative

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

N76933 A CESSNA 140 LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING AT EDINBURG AIRPORT (EBG). THE PILOT AND SOLE HUMAN OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED. PILOT STATED HIS DOG WAS ONBOARD AND WAS ALSO NOT INJURED.  HE STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AND ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT, THE MAIN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 32. WHILE THE TAIL WHEEL WAS STILL IN THE AIR, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND COMPENSATORY LEFT RUDDER DID LITTLE TO CORRECT THE SWERVE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE AND WENT INTO THE GRASS INFIELD. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF AT THE ATTACH POINT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AS IT CONTACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN21LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA233), Oct 30, 2020: Cessna 140 (N76933), Edinburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the airplane’s left main landing gear for a reason that could not be determined based upon the available evidence.

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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