# Accident 20210813013729A: Cessna 140, Greenville, IL, August 13, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2021, 18:30 local time
- Place: Greenville, IL
- Airport: Greenville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8362° N, 89.3789° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8362&lon=-89.3789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77365, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77365-2022-02-16) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 636 total, 29 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210813013729A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT TO THE GREENVILLE AIRPORT (GRE) TO PRACTICE SOME FULL-STOP LANDINGS. HE MADE A COUPLE OF SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS IN THE GRASSY PART OF THE AIRPORT AND THEN DECIDED TO LAND ON THE HARD SURFACE.  THE LANDING WENT WELL, BUT ON THE ROLLOUT, HE GROUND-LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. DURING BRAKING IT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP UP ON THE NOSE STRIKING THE PROP, IT THEN SPUN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND WENT INVERTED ON THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SELF-EVACUATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES (BUMP ON HIS HEAD AND A CUT ON A FINGER).

## 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 CEN21LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA374), Aug 13, 2021: Cessna 140 (N77365), Greenville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during taxi which resulted in a ground loop.

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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