20250206000599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Llano, TX · February 6, 2025

Date
February 6, 2025 · 15:05 local
Place
Llano, TX
Airport
Llano Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73081
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN25LA092
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
651 total9 in this make and model196 in the last 90 days

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.

On 6 February 2025 at 1505 CDT, aircraft privacy data omitted, a 1946 Cessna 140 with serial number 10297 attempted to land at Llano Municipal Airport (aqo), runway 17. During ground roll, aircraft experienced a ground loop. Pilot was unable to correct, and aircraft came to rest inverted to the right of runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON 6 FEBRUARY 2025 AT 1505 CDT, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A 1946 CESSNA 140 WITH SERIAL NUMBER 10297 ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT LLANO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (AQO), RUNWAY 17. DURING GROUND ROLL, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT, AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.