# Accident 20241125019689A: Cessna 140, Mason, MI, November 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 2024, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mason, MI
- Airport: Mason Jewett Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5658° N, 84.4232° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5658&lon=-84.4232&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76061, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76061-2025-09-13) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 520 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241125019689A

## Narrative

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

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKES ON LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT PULLED LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE. THE RESULT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT ROLL OVER ON ITS BACK.

METAR AT TIME OF ACCIDENT:

KTEW 252015Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM OVC020 09/06 A2977 RMK AO2 T00860060

## 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 CEN25LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA050), Nov 25, 2024: Cessna 140 (N76061), Mason, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing rollout that resulted in a nose over and an impact with the runway.

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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