# NTSB ANC09CA037: Cessna 140, N1685V, Haines, AK, May 5, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 5, 2009, 15:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Haines, AK - Coordinates: 59.24361, -135.523605 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2436&lon=-135.5236&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 28, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA, Juneau Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 73786 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC09CA037 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73786/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73786 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA037 ## Probable cause The pilot's decision to practice takeoff and landings on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in a nose-over on takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Terrain: rough terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 442 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 140, 49 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2071602), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The solo commercial pilot reported that he was practicing remote beach takeoffs and landings in his personal airplane. On the accident takeoff, he said that the airplane bounced when it encountered a rocky area and when it touched down again in soft sand, it nosed over. The airplane received substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The solo commercial pilot reported that he was practicing remote beach takeoffs and landings in his personal airplane under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. On the accident takeoff, he said the airplane bounced when it encountered a rocky area, and when it touched down again in soft sand, it nosed over. The airplane received substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1685V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1685V), registered now, S/N 13857 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 140 - Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 13857 - Engines: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES 90 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Heras Miguel A - Registered owner: Heras Miguel A - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: Haines, AK - Destination: Juneau, AK - Flight plan: VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 36; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 1,700 total, 550 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20090505046969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090505046969A), May 5, 2009: Cessna 140, Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. During 3rd consecutive takeoff from beach area, aircraft encountered soft sand and began to slow. Pilot aborted takeoff and aircraft slowly nosed over as it… ## Other investigations on N1685V (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 ANC21LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA034), Apr 25, 2021: Cessna 140 (N1685V), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing and his excessive braking which resulted in a nose-over. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 1, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=73786. 634 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 634 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40314065&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.