# Incident 20240510013589I: Cessna 140, Kountze, TX, May 10, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2024, 15:20 local time
- Place: Kountze, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3725° N, 94.3157° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kountze, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3725&lon=-94.3157&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76813, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76813) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,438 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240510013589I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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