# Accident 20220627011459A: Cessna 140, Prescott, AZ, June 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2022, 08:05 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6548° N, 112.4192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6548&lon=-112.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2809N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2809N) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA234) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220627011459A

## Narrative

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

THE INSTRUCTOR WAS WORKING WITH A FRIEND TO GAIN HIS TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT.  AFTER A TOUCH AND GO THE STUDENT ADDED POWER AND RAISED THE TAIL.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROLS AND CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER.  THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO OSCILLATE, DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND STRIKING A SIGN.

## 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 WPR22LA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA234), Jun 27, 2022: Cessna 140 (N2809N), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instructions failure to maintain directional during the takeoff ground roll and the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision.

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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