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FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · Collegedale, TN · October 7, 2022

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Date
October 7, 2022 · 18:30 local
Place
Collegedale, TN
Airport
Collegedale Municipal
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2046N
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C90
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
9,950 total
N2046NRegistration cancelled May 18, 2024 · Cessna 140S/N 12282 · Built 1947Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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10/08/2022 Collegedale, TN airport (fgu) a Cessna 140 had a nose over incident which caused a propeller strike and some damage to the engine cowling. Upon arrival to fgu, the pilots landed and refueled and took off for more pattern work. The PIC indicated he was giving instruction and indicated that after two circuits in the pattern, the aircraft landed without incident. Upon turning off the runway onto the first taxiway he felt the tail lift off the ground. He tried to use controls to get the tail down, but everything happened very quickly and the aircraft acted like a teeter-totter. The student pilot indicated they received weather from chattanooga (cha) that winds were from 350, but as they arrived at fgu, they could tell from the windsock that winds were favoring runway 3, where they eventually landed. There is no weather reported for fgu. Both pilots indicated winds were approximately 10 knots with gusts to 15 knots. Weather data collected for that day indicate wind was approximately 10 knots, and gusts that day were between 15-20 knots.

As the FAA filed it

10/08/2022 COLLEGEDALE, TN AIRPORT (FGU) A CESSNA 140 HAD A NOSE OVER INCIDENT WHICH CAUSED A PROPELLER STRIKE AND SOME DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING. UPON ARRIVAL TO FGU, THE PILOTS LANDED AND REFUELED AND TOOK OFF FOR MORE PATTERN WORK. THE PIC INDICATED HE WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION AND INDICATED THAT AFTER TWO CIRCUITS IN THE PATTERN, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE FIRST TAXIWAY HE FELT THE TAIL LIFT OFF THE GROUND. HE TRIED TO USE CONTROLS TO GET THE TAIL DOWN, BUT EVERYTHING HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY AND THE AIRCRAFT ACTED LIKE A TEETER-TOTTER. THE STUDENT PILOT INDICATED THEY RECEIVED WEATHER FROM CHATTANOOGA (CHA) THAT WINDS WERE FROM 350, BUT AS THEY ARRIVED AT FGU, THEY COULD TELL FROM THE WINDSOCK THAT WINDS WERE FAVORING RUNWAY 3, WHERE THEY EVENTUALLY LANDED. THERE IS NO WEATHER REPORTED FOR FGU. BOTH PILOTS INDICATED WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 15 KNOTS. WEATHER DATA COLLECTED FOR THAT DAY INDICATE WIND WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 KNOTS, AND GUSTS THAT DAY WERE BETWEEN 15-20 KNOTS.