# Incident 20220927016119I: Cessna 140, Greer, SC, September 27, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2022, 13:00 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Flying Few
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0341° N, 82.2985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at THE FLYING FEW (66SC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0341&lon=-82.2985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72254, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72254) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220927016119I

## Narrative

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

SOLO AIRMAN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND EXITED TURF RUNWAY R/H SIDE NEAR DEPARTURE END CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OFF AN EMBANKMENT.  MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND NO AIRMAN INJURY.  AIRMAN UNSURE BUT INDICATES HIS FOOT/SHOE MAY HAVE CAUGHT ON CONSOLE

## Other reports on N72254 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210210003839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210210003839I), Feb 10, 2021: Cessna 140 (N72254), Pickens, SC, Minor damage. Tail wheel spring attachment bolt broke at touchdown. This caused the tail to pop up and a loss of directional control occurred.

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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