# Accident 20210722011369A: Cessna 140, Caddo Mills, TX, July 22, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2021, 09:45 local time
- Place: Caddo Mills, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0657° N, 96.2278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0657&lon=-96.2278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84BC) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA450) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210722011369A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 18 AT CADDO MILLS MUNICIPAL (7F3), PILOT FELT A "POP" WITH ASSOCIATED YAW TO THE RIGHT.  LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT AILERON WERE APPLIED BUT DID NOT STOP RIGHT TURN.  PILOT INITIATED A DESCENDING TURN TOWARD A FRESHLY TILLED FIELD FOR A FORCED LANDING.  UPON TOUCH DOWN THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS DUG INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND COME TO A REST UPSIDE DOWN.  PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

DIRT PACKED INTO MAIN WHEEL BRAKES INDICATE/SUPPORT THAT THE BRAKES DUG INTO THE GROUND, CAUSING ROLL OVER.

PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING DAMAGED DUE TO CONTACT WITH GROUND.

LEFT WING SUPPORT STRUTS DEFORMED/BENT INDICATE LEFT WING TIP/LEADING EDGE IMPACTED GROUND DURING ROLL OVER.

RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER CRUSHED DURING ROLL OVER.

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NO VISIBLE LEAKS OR EVIDENCE OF FIRE.

ONE CONTROL CABLES AT RUDDER PULLED AWAY/BROKEN.

## 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 CEN21LA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA450), Jul 22, 2021: Cessna 140 (N84BC), Caddo Mills, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The missing vertical stabilizer hardware, which resulted in a severe uncommanded yawing motion that necessitated an emergency landing, during which the airplane nosed over and sustained substantial…

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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