# NTSB ATL06CA056: Cessna 140, N76688, Pageland, SC, March 29, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 29, 2006, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC) - Place: Pageland, SC - Coordinates: 34.741943, -80.345001 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7419&lon=-80.3450&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Columbia FSD-13 - NTSB case key (mKey): 63414 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06CA056 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63414/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA056 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing resulting in the airplane veering to the right, colliding with a runway light, and subsequent nose over. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - runway light - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ground - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was making a full stop landing to runway 05 with a crosswind. The airplane touched down on the runway in a crab and he lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane went off the right side of the runway, collided with a runway light, and nosed over in the grass. The pilot stated that the airplane did not experience any mechanical problems before the accident. ## Factual narrative On March 29, 2006, at 1445 eastern standard time, A Cessna 140, N76688, registered to and operated by a private owner as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, experienced an on-ground loss of directional control on landing at Pageland Airport, Pageland, South Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Pageland Airport at 1440 on March 29, 2006. The pilot stated he was making a full stop landing to runway 05 with a crosswind. The airplane touched down in a crab and he lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane went off the right side of the runway, collided with a runway light, and nosed over inverted in the grass. The pilot stated the airplane did not experience any mechanical problems before the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N76688](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76688-2014-03-04), registration cancelled 2014-03-04, S/N 10861, built 1946 (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: 10861 - Airframe hours: 2109 - Engines: Continental C-85-12F 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jerry W. Wiese - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2006, 31 hours before - Departed: KPYG, Pageland, SC - Destination: KPYG - Airport: KPYG, Pageland Airport, runway 5, 3,400 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 277 total, 28 in this make and model, 221 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 30.18 inHg - Observed at: 21 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 20060329005029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060329005029A), Mar 29, 2006: Cessna 140, Pageland, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC reported that prior to landing he applied a crosswind correction for a crosswind from the left. He touched down in a crab and the airplane veered to… ## Other investigations on N76688 (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 ERA13CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA208), Apr 18, 2013: Cessna 140 (N76688), Lancaster, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to land with a tailwind and his failure to turn off the carburetor heat during a go-around, which resulted in degraded engine performance and the airplane’s subsequent collision… 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.