# Incident 20210210003839I: Cessna 140, Pickens, SC, February 10, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2021, 13:45 local time
- Place: Pickens, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8857° N, 82.7102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pickens, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8857&lon=-82.7102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72254, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72254) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210210003839I

## Narrative

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

TAIL WHEEL SPRING ATTACHMENT BOLT BROKE AT TOUCHDOWN. THIS CAUSED THE TAIL TO POP UP AND A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N72254 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220927016119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220927016119I), Sep 27, 2022: Cessna 140 (N72254), Greer, SC, Minor damage. Solo airman lost directional control on takeoff and exited turf runway r/h side near departure end causing aircraft to roll off an embankment. Minor aircraft…

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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