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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Key Stone Heigh, FL · February 15, 2023

Date: February 15, 2023 · 09:59 local
Place: Key Stone Heigh, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2419V
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA23LA139
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C90 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N2419VRegistration cancelled Sep 18, 2023 · Cessna 140S/N 14665 · Built 1948 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot left port st lucie, Florida and was attempting to stop at keystone heights airport (42J) for fuel before continuing to his final destination of north carolina. He advised that his GPS in the aircraft showed him to be arriving at 42J and he started to land and flaired out then suddenly observed seveal cows and a donkey in front of his landing path. He hit the brakes and flipped the aircraft on its back. Aircraft sustained damage to the vertical stabilizer, wings, struts, and wrinkled the fuselage as well as breaking the carburator off the engine.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LEFT PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT KEYSTONE HEIGHTS AIRPORT (42J) FOR FUEL BEFORE CONTINUING TO HIS FINAL DESTINATION OF NORTH CAROLINA. HE ADVISED THAT HIS GPS IN THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED HIM TO BE ARRIVING AT 42J AND HE STARTED TO LAND AND FLAIRED OUT THEN SUDDENLY OBSERVED SEVEAL COWS AND A DONKEY IN FRONT OF HIS LANDING PATH. HE HIT THE BRAKES AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, WINGS, STRUTS, AND WRINKLED THE FUSELAGE AS WELL AS BREAKING THE CARBURATOR OFF THE ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA23LA139Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportKeystone Heights, FLThe pilot’s improper decision to perform an impromptu off-airport landing and his failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a nose-over.Feb 15, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2419V · 1

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

Accident 19771019031079AFinal Approach · Ankeny, IAOct 19, 1977 · Substantial damage