# Accident 20240302002259A: Cessna 140A, Paragould, AR, March 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2024, 13:00 local time
- Place: Paragould, AR
- Airport: Kirk Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0621° N, 90.5094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0621&lon=-90.5094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5350C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5350C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140A (registry code 2071604, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240302002259A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 2, 2024 AT 1300, A CESSNA CE-140A FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT LANDED AT PARAGOULD, AR (KIRK FIELD (PGR)), RUNWAY 22. UPON AIRCRAFT MAKING CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND GROUND LOOPED, THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO FAIL RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND REPORTED NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN24LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA127), Mar 2, 2024: Cessna 140A (N5350C), Paragould, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N5350C (2)

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

- [Accident 19770312009099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770312009099A), Mar 12, 1977: Cessna 14/ (N5350C), Crowell, TX, Substantial damage. Plt rprtd high surface winds. Taxing back frm ab orted tkof.
- [Accident 19740504010049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740504010049A), May 4, 1974: Cessna 140A (N5350C), Sherman, TX, Substantial damage. Acft hit soft wet spot on rnwy. Plts own strip.

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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