# Accident 20210424006659A: Cessna 140, Palmer, AK, April 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2021, 20:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2831° N, 148.4241° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2831&lon=-148.4241&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1685V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1685V) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,343 total, 123 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210424006659A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN DEPARTED PAAQ IN HIS C-140 AND WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS ON A GRAVEL BAR NEAR THE KNIK GLACIER. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SLOWING RAPIDLY AND THE TAIL CAME UP AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.   THE PILOT SUSPECTED THE MAIN WHEELS HIT A SOFT/MUSHY GRAVEL SPOT ON THE GRAVEL BAR AND HE MIGHT HAVE APPLIED BRAKES A LITTLE TOO HEAVILY, CAUSING THE PLANE TO FLIP OVER.  1 PERSON ON BOARD (JUST THE PILOT), NO INJURIES, AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC21LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA034), Apr 25, 2021: Cessna 140 (N1685V), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and his excessive braking which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N1685V (1)

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

- [Accident 20090505046969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090505046969A), May 5, 2009: Cessna 140 (N1685V), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. During 3rd consecutive takeoff from beach area, aircraft encountered soft sand and began to slow. Pilot aborted takeoff and aircraft slowly nosed over as it…

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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