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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 140 · Kountze, TX · May 10, 2024

Date: May 10, 2024 · 15:20 local
Place: Kountze, TX
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N76813
Reported as: Cessna 140
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,438 total

N76813Registered now · Cessna 140S/N 11245 · Built 1946 Airframe modelCessna 140 Engine modelContinental C85 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot conducted preflight and intended to relocate the aircraft for the purpose of maintenance. Shortly after take-off and during level flight the lefthand aileron outboard connection failed leaving the aileron hanging by the remaining one connection point. This caused the aircraft to enter a spin. The pilot corrected flight and was able to make a safe controlled landing on a roadway. No further damage incurred.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CONDUCTED PREFLIGHT AND INTENDED TO RELOCATE THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTENANCE. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF AND DURING LEVEL FLIGHT THE LEFTHAND AILERON OUTBOARD CONNECTION FAILED LEAVING THE AILERON HANGING BY THE REMAINING ONE CONNECTION POINT. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A SPIN. THE PILOT CORRECTED FLIGHT AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE A SAFE CONTROLLED LANDING ON A ROADWAY. NO FURTHER DAMAGE INCURRED.