# Accident 20210529004809A: Cessna 140, Alvord Desert, OR, May 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2021, 08:09 local time
- Place: Alvord Desert, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5200° N, 118.4600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5200&lon=-118.4600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89257, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89257) (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
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 41 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210529004809A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL AND SHORT FINAL THE PILOT STATED HE HAD NO YAW IN THE AIRCRAFT, THEN AFTER TOUCHDOWN (NO RUNWAY) AND ROLL-OUT ON THE DESERT FLOOR THE AIRCRAFT STARTED DRIFTING TO THE RIGHT. HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER AFTER PUSHING IT TO THE FLOOR. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND TORE OFF THE L/H MLG AND BENT THE L/H WING.

## 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 WPR21LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA214), May 29, 2021: Cessna 140 (N89257), Fields, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing

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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