# NTSB ANC93LA073: Cessna 140, N1926V, Dillingham, AK, May 30, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 29, 1993, 22:34 local (May 30, 1993, 06:34 UTC)
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Coordinates: 58.819553, -157.859542 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8196&lon=-157.8595&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 2346
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC93LA073
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/2346/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA073

## Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT IN COMMAND HAD BEEN PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND THIS WAS HIS FINAL LANDING.  THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND UPON TOUCHDOWN THE MAIN LANDING WHEEL CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED STRIKING THE RIGHT WING ON THE GROUND.

## Factual narrative

On May 29, 1993, at 2234 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 140 airplane, N1926V, registered to and operated by the Pilot in Command, drifted off the runway and ground looped during landing at the Dillingham airport, Dillingham, Alaska.  The personal flight, operating under 14 CFR Part 91, last departed Dillingham for touch and go practice.  No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed.  The airplane was substantially damaged and the Private Certificated Pilot in Command, the sole occupant, was not injured.

According to the Pilot in Command, this was his final landing and the airplane drifted to the west side of the runway and upon touchdown the wheel caught on the edge of the runway and the airplane ground looped.

The Pilot in Command stated there were no mechanical irregularities.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1926V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1926V), registered now, S/N 14124, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- Registry model: [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (registry code 2071602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 14124
- Airframe hours: 2510
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Flensburg, Oscar
- Registered owner: Flensburg, Oscar
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 15, 1992, 50 hours before
- Departed: DLG
- Airport: DLG, Dillingham, runway 19, 6,400 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 112 total, 38 in this make and model, 70 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DLG, 1 nm away

## 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 19930529015599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930529015599A), May 29, 1993: Cessna 140, Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Wheel went off edge of runway. Ground looped.

## Other investigations on N1926V (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 SEA69D0222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0222), Apr 22, 1969: Cessna 140 (N1926V), Idaho Falls, ID, substantial damage

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.

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