What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 27, 2022, at 6:15 pm EST, N72831, a Cessna 140 privacy data omitted was taxiing at the glendale airport (8I3) Kokomo, IN. There was a loss of aircraft control. The aircraft encountered soft turf, sunk into the ground and ground-looped. The private pilot and one passenger were uninjured.
The pilot notified the indianapolis FSDO on March 9, 2022 via voicemail at 10:15PM eastern standard time. The voicemail was discovered late Friday and the accident was assigned on the following Monday, March 14, 2022. The regional operations center was made aware of the accident by the assigned inspector on March 14, 2022.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 27, 2022, AT 6:15 PM EST, N72831, A CESSNA 140 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS TAXIING AT THE GLENDALE AIRPORT (8I3) KOKOMO, IN. THERE WAS A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SOFT TURF, SUNK INTO THE GROUND AND GROUND-LOOPED. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.
THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE INDIANAPOLIS FSDO ON MARCH 9, 2022 VIA VOICEMAIL AT 10:15PM EASTERN STANDARD TIME. THE VOICEMAIL WAS DISCOVERED LATE FRIDAY AND THE ACCIDENT WAS ASSIGNED ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2022. THE REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ACCIDENT BY THE ASSIGNED INSPECTOR ON MARCH 14, 2022.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.