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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · Orange, VA · October 12, 2023

Date: October 12, 2023 · 16:15 local
Place: Orange, VA
Airport: Orange County
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N72757
Reported as: Cessna 140
Reported engine: Continental C85 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 29,378 total16 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

N72757Registered now · Cessna 140S/N 9940 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot stated it was a very stable approach he touched down on center line on the mains as it slowed down he let the tail come down and then pinned the yoke back. He felt like he was getting a little bit of left wing raising up and the aircraft started moving to the right he applied left rudder, it straightened then went back but then continue tracking to the right and felt unstable he added more left rudder and a little bit of left brake but as he got closer to the runway edge he pushed both brakes and realized that he over did that and the aircraft flipped up and onto its nose. He stated he should have probably added power and went around but he was afraid of getting airborne and hitting a runway edge light or something.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED IT WAS A VERY STABLE APPROACH HE TOUCHED DOWN ON CENTER LINE ON THE MAINS AS IT SLOWED DOWN HE LET THE TAIL COME DOWN AND THEN PINNED THE YOKE BACK. HE FELT LIKE HE WAS GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF LEFT WING RAISING UP AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED MOVING TO THE RIGHT HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER, IT STRAIGHTENED THEN WENT BACK BUT THEN CONTINUE TRACKING TO THE RIGHT AND FELT UNSTABLE HE ADDED MORE LEFT RUDDER AND A LITTLE BIT OF LEFT BRAKE BUT AS HE GOT CLOSER TO THE RUNWAY EDGE HE PUSHED BOTH BRAKES AND REALIZED THAT HE OVER DID THAT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UP AND ONTO ITS NOSE. HE STATED HE SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY ADDED POWER AND WENT AROUND BUT HE WAS AFRAID OF GETTING AIRBORNE AND HITTING A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT OR SOMETHING.

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