# Accident 20221002016339A: Cessna 140, Burnet, TX, October 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2022, 12:00 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Airport: Burnet Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7389° N, 98.2386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7389&lon=-98.2386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72794, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72794-2024-10-05) (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: 2,096 total, 116 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221002016339A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING THE LANDING A CROSSWIND DEVELOPED AND CAUGHT THE PILOT OFF GUARD. HE DID NOT REACT IN TIME TO PROPERLY MANAGE THE CONTROLS LEADING TO A GROUND LOOP.

## 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 CEN23LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA001), Oct 2, 2022: Cessna 140 (N72794), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with an unexpected quartering tailwind.

## Other reports on N72794 (1)

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

- [Incident 20011021033309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011021033309I), Oct 21, 2001: Cessna 140 (N72794), No damage. (-23) Ual flight 725 reported on zkc R32 frequency at FL280 and stated that they were deviating for weather. ATC cleared flt 725 to descend to FL240. Flt 725…

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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